by Karlo Broussard | Sep 21, 2017 | Q & A
Full Question How can Catholics use 2 Maccabees 12:46 as a justification for purgatory when St. Jerome rejected its authority as Scripture? Answer It is true that Jerome did not initially accept 2 Maccabees as Scripture and thus would not have used the texts from the...
by Karlo Broussard | Sep 21, 2017 | Q & A
Full Question Can my prayers benefit the holy souls in purgatory if I am in a state of mortal sin? Answer The short answer is no. The reasoning that St. Thomas Aquinas gives is that just as an act cannot be meritorious for the doer of the act if he is in a state of...
by Karlo Broussard | Sep 20, 2017 | Q & A
Full Question What is a priest’s responsibility when someone confesses child sexual abuse in the confessional? Answer First, it’s important to note that the seal of confession forbids the priest from sharing such information with the authorities—or with anyone...
by Karlo Broussard | Sep 20, 2017 | Q & A
Full Question How can we prepare ourselves for the Antichrist’s deception that Paul writes about in 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12? Answer The coming of the lawless one by the activity of Satan will be with all power and with pretended signs and wonders, and with all...
by Karlo Broussard | Sep 20, 2017 | Q & A
Full Question If Mary took a vow of chastity before she was married, then why would she get married? Answer First, we don’t know for sure if Mary made her vow of virginity before she became married to Joseph. Recall that Mary was already married (“betrothed”—Luke...
