by Karlo Broussard | Feb 12, 2021 | Articles, Sacraments
John 20:23 is a key passage for Catholics when it comes to biblical evidence for the Sacrament of Confession. It reads: “If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” It seems clear, so a Catholic might argue,...
by Karlo Broussard | Aug 3, 2018 | Audio, Catholic Answers Live, Podcast
Audio Download Book me to speak at your parish or next event. Questions Covered: 21:54 – Can you elaborate on the concept of sin coming from Adam? 32:41 – Am I correct in thinking that I cannot hear a friend’s confession? 42:50 – Where is the...
by Karlo Broussard | Feb 6, 2018 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
It’s not uncommon for Catholics and Protestants to debate certain passages from James’s epistle. James 2:24 is the verse that many are familiar with: “You see that a man is justified by works and not by faith alone.” A passage that’s not as well known, however, is...
by Karlo Broussard | Nov 27, 2017 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
When it comes to providing biblical evidence for the sacrament of confession, no Bible passage is clearer than John 20:23: “If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.” But for some Protestants, it’s not so...
by Karlo Broussard | Oct 15, 2017 | Q & A
Full Question Did the apostles practice confession? Answer There is no direct evidence that they did. However, we can reasonably infer that they did. First, we can assume that they would have administered the sacrament of confession given the fact that Christ gave...
