Questions tagged [catholicism]
The Catholic Church and its teachings and views on specific subjects.
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Are there examples of “successful” celibate homosexuals, according to the Catholic Church?
The Catholic Church puts forward to the laity the example of many many saints, in their different dimensions (charity, chastity, prayer, sacrifice, etc), as inspiration to our own lives and challenges....
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How do Catholics observe Lent through a dignified and appropriate use of food?
Have you considered presenting menus for those fasting days for religious people to follow? If so, what foods to eat on which fasting season and why? Display pictures if possible. Many would ...
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Who are the people who attempts to enter heaven but aren't able?
In Luke 13:22-24
22 He passed through towns and villages, teaching as he went and
making his way to Jerusalem. 23 Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a
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How were the Vatican I and Vatican II councils related?
What was the difference between The First Vatican Council and the Second? Was the Second Council a continuation of the first? What does a 'Pastoral' Council mean?
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Who was God talking to, at Babel?
At Genesis 11: 5-7 we read:
" The Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which mortals had built. And the Lord said, “Look, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is ...
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Why is there no first Sunday in Ordinary Time?
After the Baptism of the Lord, there’s the second Sunday of Ordinary Time. What happened to the first Sunday of Ordinary Time?
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Did any early church Christian writers ever place Origen in a early martyrology or menologium?
Did any early church Christian writers ever place Origen in a early martyrology or menologium?
There are many early Church Fathers. Some are canonized saints, while some are not. Origen is not ...
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Was St. John Vianney the first parish priest to become canonized?
I saw a local play about the life of St.John Vianney (1786–1859). One of the characters noted that in over 1800 years of Catholic history, a parish priest had never become a saint (to which another ...
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Can a priest validly celebrate a mass without anybody else present?
Say that a priest for whatever reason wanted to do a mass by himself. He does all the parts of the liturgy, including the consecration of the Eucharist. The only thing is, he’s completely alone; ...
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Are there any Unitarian Catholic Churches?
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Weird question, I know that Catholicism's orthodox teachings are trinity, so this question is strange to me also.
Growing up, I was not raised catholic and believed that Jesus ...
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Socrates and Polytheism [closed]
I am looking for an answer within Catholic doctrine.
Socrates, whom many consider to have undergone Baptism by Desire, had a dialogue about polytheism which I shall paraphrase below:
Socrates: Do ...
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Apart from any claim related to antiquity, does the modern Roman Catholic Church claim to be'The Body of Christ'?
An argument to be the Universal Church (made by any organisation) might be the argument of continuity and antiquity, that an organisation can trace its existence back to antiquity such that it can ...
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Concerning the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
Why do the American and Canadian Rites of Initiation differ in numbering and in the way that the rites are sometimes celebrated?
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What was the Crown of Thorn in the Lord's Passion made of?
At Matthew 27:29 we see :
"..and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on his head. They put a reed in his right hand and knelt before him and mocked him, saying, “Hail, King of the ...
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According to Catholicism, when is the Scripture source of infallible doctrine and when is it not?
Infallible doctrines and dogmas of the Catholic Church are directly or indirectly based on Scripture. As this page states:
The Church's Magisterium exercises the authority it holds from Christ to
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If we had to make distinction, which is greater, faith or hope? [Catholic Perspective]
I assume the existence of God a priori.
I am looking for an answer from a Catholic perspective.
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If God could make Mary sinless, why not anybody else?
In this thread one of the answers states that Catholic tradition has Mary as sinless from conception (if I read it correctly). I don't want to sound flippant here but this begs the question: if God ...
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Would frozen holy water still retain its blessing?
Say that a person had a container with holy water and the water within it froze. Would that frozen holy water still retain its blessing and be efficacious in protecting against evil, be able to be ...
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Obligation to get married with partner?
Are Catholics obligated to get married with their partner (i.e., Is the Catholic faith against domestic partnerships)?
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In Catholicism, is an object a third-class relic if touched by a saint when they were alive?
So, I know that a piece of a saint's body counts as first-class relic. And I know that third-class relics can be created by touching them to a first-class relic. But usually people only talk about ...
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Style of referring to a cardinal
As I grew up, I was accustomed to referring to a cardinal by inserting his title between his first and last names. Thus, for example, I was confirmed by the then-archbishop of St. Louis, John Cardinal ...
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Catholicism: Should we aggressively preach to society? [closed]
A friend keeps saying that we have to keep preaching in the hope of helping others have salvation, all the apostles died preaching and so we must follow their path, without fear.
He has a point, and ...
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Catholicism: Memento Mori in Christianity?
In this video, the priest says that Memento Mori is an integral part of Christianity. He says that priests and nuns used to place skulls on their desks to remind them of their impending death. I have ...
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Catholicism: How to treat beggars?
My country is full of beggars asking for money, sometimes it's kinda family controlled business, the parents ask their children to beg for money and then steal the money from them, some beggars are ...
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Historical origins of the doctrine of God's self glorification
Within the Reformed tradition, it is a considered a fundamental principle of doctrine that the 'Chief End' of Man, of Creation and most importantly of God Himself is His own self glorification. We see ...
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Does “all have sinned” (Rom. 3:23, 5:12) include every single human being?
My mother and I go round and round on various Catholic vs. Protestant beliefs and in particular the Catholic belief in the pseudo-divinity of Mary. One item is whether Mary was sinless.
I pointed to ...
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The Golden Mass of Our Lady?
I spent many, many years in France and while there I read some older liturgical books that explained what the Golden Mass of Our Lady was. These all explained that the Mass in question was in reality ...
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Are there any Indian Christian traditions (Liturgical or scriptural) where God is referred to as “Brahman”?
The title sums up the question.
The reason I ask is that historically Catholics have placed a heavy emphasis on inculturation when evangelising new cultures. Rather than introducing western words for ...
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What did Thomas Merton mean by cartesian when it comes to modern christianity?
Wikipedia article on Thomas Merton states:
He believed that for the most part, Christianity had forsaken its
mystical tradition in favor of Cartesian emphasis on "the reification
of concepts, ...
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What are the practical effects of sanctifying grace?
My eldest daughter (bless her soul) answered a question in her Catechism work book
Q: "What must we do once we receive sanctifying grace?"
A: "Nothing, it's not real"
So how can I prove to her that ...
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Trying to understand the footnotes in the documents of the Vatican II council
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I am trying to familiarize myself more with more proper catholic doctrines declared by the Vatican II council for when I interact with Catholics, more than just reading the Catechism. A ...
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Was the Catholic title “vicar of Christ” conceived as an “assistant” or an “agent”?
I was under the impression that a "vicar" was a "replacement" or "one acting in the stead of" another (an "agent") but it appears the Roman title of "vicar" seems to be more of an assistant. What is ...
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What is the “fideism” rejected by the Catholic Church?
In philosophy, fideism seems to be used as a label to refer to epistemological approaches that tend to prioritize faith over reason. And this makes sense; after all, "fideism" is just Latin for "...
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Can Catholics eat food offered to idols?
Mathew 15:11
What goes into the mouth does not make anyone unclean; it is what
comes out of the mouth that makes someone unclean.
Can Catholics eat food offered to idols?
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Why does Christmas end on the Baptism of the Lord and not on the Presentation of the Lord?
The Presentation of the Lord is celebrated exactly 40 days after Christmas, yet Christmas ends on the Baptism of the Lord, which is the beginning of Ordinary Time.
Why is the Christmas season short ...
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Guidelines for “becoming” a believer, according to the Catholic Church
This might sound like an odd question, but I hope it's on-topic.
Say an atheist/agnostic approaches you and asks, "how can I get to believe in God?". Out of instinct/experience, you can say things ...
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In the Catholic Church, can archbishops excommunicate people?
I was reading an article in the November 2018 edition of "The Atlantic" on Óscar Romero and stumbled upon this strange sentence by Paul Elie while he's narrating the events of autumn of 1978.
When ...
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What is an overview of the similarities and differences between the Catholic doctrine of Original Sin and the Reformed doctrine of Total Depravity?
Upon a cursory examination, both the Catholic doctrine of Original Sin and the Reformed doctrine of Total Depravity seem to say that mankind is by default separated from God.
What is an overview of ...
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How are the words of Mary in Luke 1:34 incontrovertible proof of her perpetual virginity?
Based on this question it seems that a lot of weight is given to the simple statement by Mary to Gabriel that she is a virgin.
Luke 1:34 NIV How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a ...
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Whom does Jesus refer to as 'infants' at Luke 10:21?
At Luke 10:21 we see :
" At that same hour Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the ...
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Legal base for “any male baptized Catholic is eligible to be elected Pope”
A lot of sources (e.g. Wikipedia) mention the fact that "any male baptized Catholic is eligible" to become Pope. I'd like to find the canon law (if any) that states this fact.
Canon 332 states that If ...
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What are the benefits of last rites to a mortally injured person in the Catholic belief?
If a person is a unbeliever and has been injured in a way that there is no hope of survival and has never accepted Jesus Christ as Savior, does the Catholic Church believe that last rites performed ...
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Why female or married person can't be elected as a pope? [duplicate]
Why female or married person can't be elected as a pope?
Is there a reason (scientific one) or just male chauvinism (maybe just set of rules)?
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Can Mass be celebrated at any hour of the day?
In the Eucharistic Prayer III, we read:
You are indeed Holy, O Lord, and all you have created rightly gives you praise, for through your Son our Lord Jesus Christ, by the power and working of the ...
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Is holding hands and forming a circle around the altar during eucharistic prayer allowed?
We have a new priest in our parish who does things differently. Today in Mass he invited all children to form a circle around the altar with him and hold hands. I know that some priests do this while ...
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Is “formal schismatic” a useful category in practice?
Wikipedia says that formal schismatics are those who:
knowing the true nature of the Church, have personally and deliberately committed the sin of schism.
But if formal schismatics have to truly ...
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What happens to a diocese when a bishop dies unexpectedly?
Our bishop passed away last week unexpectedly, the only thing I've heard is that it may the Vatican 6-9 months to replace him.
What is the process and who is in charge of the diocese during this time?
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Detail about lamb sacrifice
I was listening to a homily and here is what the priest said:
"You would travel with your family to Jerusalem and you would have
either brought a lamb or you would have acquired a lamb and what ...
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Are there legitimate saints not documented in western hagiology?
In Croatia the patron saint of Vukovar is Saint Bonus/Sveti Bono. There's nothing in any English Catholic encyclopedia but Croatian wikipedia lists the following facts:
Martyred under Decian (or was ...
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When was the festival of the see of Peter in the 6th Century?
I've been researching the Decrees of the second Council of Tours (AD 567), specifically Canon XXI:
Some still hold fast the old error, that they should honour the 1st of January. Others, on the ...
