Do you have a Catholic doctrine or maybe a few Catholic doctrines that you struggle with? In this episode of Catholic Answers Live, I invite callers to share their doctrinal road-blocks to the Catholic Faith.
Questions Covered:
- 05:59 – Why do nuns have to take a vow of poverty but priests don’t?
- 14:47 – If a Protestant and a Catholic who were both previously divorced want to get married, why do they both have to get annulments? I understand why a Catholic needs an annulment, but why does a non-catholic need an annulment?
- 18:24 – Why are Catholics commanded to pray to saints?
- 27:36 – I was told by a priest that I need to say a prayer to be freed from a “generational curse”, but does that even exist? Is there a doctrine that I need to be released from a “generational curse,” because that seems to go against Baptism.
- 33:58 – Why did the Gospel of James not make it into the Bible, and can I as a good Catholic read and reflect on this gospel?
- 41:00 – I was raised Protestant where faith is all we need, and I’m seeking clarification on the Catholic idea of “works.” What does that entail?
- 48:05 – In Australia they are voting on same-sex marriage, and the Bishop said it would be a sin to vote yes. What kind of sin would it be?