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Cajetan's view on the canon

Did the famous Papal Legate, Cardinal Cajetan reject the catholic view of deuterocanonical books? “Here we close our commentaries on the historical books of the Old Testament. For the rest (that is, ...
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Would a Catholic priest refuse a funeral due to suicide?

In the movie Constantine, Rachel Weisz's character begs a Catholic priest to give her twin sister a funeral, but he refuses because she committed suicide. Is this an accurate depiction of Catholicism? ...
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On the Canonization of St. Poeman the Great and the Origin of His Epithet?

Often quoted in the "Sayings or the Desert Fathers," St. Poeman is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church, as well as some of the Eastern Orthodox churches. QUESTION: Was St. Poeman ever ...
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What happens to monk's final vows if the monastery dissolves?

I have a friend who joined a religious order after his first dissolved. But he had to start from scratch starting with postulancy. My question is what does normally happen to someone's final vows ...
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Looking for a Complete, Preferably English (Latin OK), Public Domain Translation of Peter Lombard's "Four Books of Sentences"

I am looking for a public domain English translation of all four volumes of Perter Lombard's The Sentences---"one of the least read of the world’s great books". I am, however, not sure that ...
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Can a Catholic priest be tied to a single parish or other physical church his entire life?

Is there any way a priest can stay in one location for his whole life?
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Does the Catholic church teach that sin is "transmitted" by the father?

Many questions on this site (usually about Catholic/Marian doctrine) have had references to sin as being inherited/transmitted from the father (and specifically the father, as opposed to either/both ...
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Is the authorship of the New Testament Sacred Tradition in the Catholic and Orthodox churches?

For example, is the tradition that the Gospel of Matthew was "written according to Matthew" considered an infallible Sacred Tradition in the Catholic or Orthodox churches?
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Why did Michael the Archangel defeat Satan instead of God himself?

In Revelation 12:7-9 a war breaks out in heaven. Michael and his angels fight against the dragon, who fights back with his angels, but the dragon, named the Devil or Satan, is defeated. The dragon is ...
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What doctrine of the Catholic Church covers the commandment, "Thou shall not commit adultery."?

I am having a discussion with my friend about what church doctrine is applied to the 6th Commandment, "Thou shall not commit adultery." I believe it falls under the doctrine of faith/...
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If salvation in Christ is not lessened without the perpetual virginity of Mary why must one believe the Dogma or be lost?

No one who knowingly and deliberately rejects the truth will be saved. It doesn’t matter how good of a Muslim, Jew, Baptist, or anything else he may be. If anyone rejects the truth of Christ and his ...
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Catholic - What are the best arguments for Mark 16:9-20 being Inspired scripture?

As a Catholic, I have to take it as a dogmatic tenet of faith that everything in the Latin Vulgate during the council of Trent was inspired by the Holy Sprit. That being said, I am seeing good ...
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Venial sin and James 1:15

According to Catholic theology, venial sin ruins one's friendship with God, but it does not sever it completely so that the sinner merits Hell. However, James seems to say that all sin produces death. ...
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Has the Catholic Church officially denounced the superstition involving Friday the 13th?

Today is the 13th day of the calendar month falling on a Friday. Many cultures consider the combination as something evil. The superstition seems to relate to various things, like the story of Jesus' ...
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What level of papal distinction does Prior General Gilles Wach hold?

Prior General Gilles Wach is referred to as a Monsignor, meaning he must hold one of the three levels of papal honors. I'm not sure when he became a monsignor, but apparently it was before he founded ...
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How does the Catholic Church interpret Matthew 23:9 so as to normalize priests being called Father?

Wikipedia explains the etymology of the word Pope as follows: The word pope is derived ultimately from the Greek πάππας (páppas) originally an affectionate term meaning "father", later ...
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Remission of excommunication of a schismatic group

How can the excommunication of a schismatic group be lifted, for the purposes of reconciliation? If no reconciliation happens, does the excommunication resume?
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What makes a council ecumenical? [Catholic proof from authority]

I know that a council is ecumenical if a Pope ratifies or confirms it. However, I have not seen any explicit affirmation of this by a pope, saint, theologian, etc. I would like to see a quote from ...
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What is the significance of the 3rd, 7th and 30th day after Catholic funerals?

I was reading a 1952 missal and wondering about some of the customs, one notable one I saw was that there was a particular commemoration that is supposed to be celebrated on the 3rd, 7th and 30th day ...
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Looking for a digital copy of the book "Things Catholics are Asked About"

In 1927, the publisher P.J. Kenedy & Sons published the book "Things Catholics are Asked About" which has 37 chapters. Given the 1927 publishing date, I strongly suspect that the book ...
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The Meaning of St. Philip Neri's "to Despise being Despised''

Contained in The Maxims and Sayings of St. Philip Neri are two quotes on humility which I have never fully understood: To obtain perfectly the gift of humility, four things are required: to despise ...
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What is the earliest source containing the 'Stabat Mater' melody from the 1961 Liber Usualis?

I would like to find the earliest source containing the Stabat Mater melody on page 1634V from The Liber Usualis, Solesmes, 1961 edition: If the earliest source is not known, I would like a source ...
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From a Catholic's perspective, is it better to be atheist or Protestant?

From a Catholic perspective, what's the worst for a person between being Protestant and atheist? I mean, Protestants are still Christians who believe in god and Jesus, but if an atheist becomes ...
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Did historical protestants identify themselves as "catholics"?

Did Historical protestant churches like Lutheran, Calvinist, Anglican, etc... and their founders identify themselves as lowercase "catholic"(Universal in sense) in their founding years? or ...
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How do I know whether I am already a Catholic?

How can one tell if one needs to convert in order to be a Catholic or if one is already Catholic? Would one's or one's ancestors' conversion to another religion or their lack of knowledge about ...
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What was the old style of penance, before modern indulgences?

In this answer, it is mentioned that the times listed for various indulgences corresponds not to that amount of time off Purgatory, but to a remission equivalent to what one would get from performing ...
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Looking for a Digital Copy of Any Handwritten Sermon of St. John Vianney

I am looking for a digital copy of any personally handwritten sermon of St. John Vianney. From what I have read, I am under the impression that 80 or so are extant, but I have not been able to locate ...
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Did different Jews have different canons?

During the time of Jesus Christ and even before the time of Christ there existed different sects of Jews (the Pharisees, the Sadducees and the Hellenistic Jews) but did they different sect of Jews ...
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What is the difference between the way Catholics view The Blessed Virgin Mary and Unitarians view Jesus?

Reading chats and posts and such here with our BU friends I've noticed a thread that seems similar to the way Catholics view The Blessed Virgin Mary and Unitarians view Jesus. It seems like in both ...
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Is there a particular Catholic blessing for wine (outside of consecration)?

Listening to Trending with Timmerie podcast on Christmas traditions, the guest was talking about "Drinking the Love of St. John" which seems like a pretty fantastic idea. But it seems like ...
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Can a Roman Catholic know that they have eternal life? [duplicate]

If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son. He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he ...
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Did the early church bow down to and venerate images/statues? [duplicate]

Catholic and Orthodox Christians believe in the veneration of images and states and bow down to them in order to show them veneration, but did the Early Church Fathers believe in venerating images and ...
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Under what authority was Fr. Frank Pavone defrocked?

A story broke recently that Fr. Frank Pavone, a priest (forever like Melchizedec of old, but apparently no longer in the eyes of the Catholic Church) who ran/runs an organization called priests for ...
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I have a question for Roman Catholics does Ephesians 2:8-9 teach faith alone?

Roman Catholics Christians reject the concept of faith alone (ie that we are justified solely by our faith in Jesus Christ) and that we are justified by both our faiths and our works, but how do they ...
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Does Presbuteros mean priest? [duplicate]

According to Catholic and Orthodox apologists, priests in the New Testament are called "elders" and to defend this, they say that the Greek word Presbuteros means priests, but is this true?
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Is there Catholic exegesis on Mark 8:22-26 that explains why people looked like trees?

I vaguely recall a homily from several years ago where the priest explained what Mark 8:22-26 meant when Jesus healed a blind man that he saw other people's blindness (i.e. it was their souls that ...
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Pope anti-christ Protestant belief? [duplicate]

There is no other Head of the Church but the Lord Jesus Christ (Eph 1:22; Col 1:18): nor can the Pope of Rome, in any sense be head thereof; but is that Antichrist, that man of sin and son of ...
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What is the biblical basis for the hierarchical system of the Catholic church?

Roman Catholics have a hierarchical system within their church with cardinals, then archbishops, then bishops, then priests and then deacons (as i have shown below) but where in the Bible do we see ...
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Where did St. Thomas Aquinas say Mary approached the borders of the Hypostatic Union?

Where did St. Thomas Aquinas say Mary approached the borders/fringes of the divinity or Hypostatic Union?
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Did the apostolic or early church fathers acknowledge Papal infallibility?

The Roman Catholic dogma of Papal Infallibility (P.I.) wasn't officially defined until 1870. This doctrine, defined dogmatically at the First Vatican Council of 1869–1870 in the document Pastor ...
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How are the definitions of Ecumenical Council divinely inspired?

Catholics, Orthodox, and other denominations hold that the definitions produced by accepted ecumenical councils are protected from error by the Holy Spirit. What is the manner of this inspiration? ...
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On a Famous Quote of Ven. Fulton Sheen Pertaining to the Laity

I have been trying to find the original source and transcript containing the following famous quote of Ven. Fulton J. Sheen on the laity: Who’s going to save our Church? It’s not our bishops, it’s ...
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Did any of the Early Church Fathers believe in the supremacy of St. Peter? [duplicate]

Catholics believe that the Early Church Fathers held to the primacy of St. Peter (ie that Christ gave authority to St. Peter and to his successors to lead the church), but did any of the Early Church ...
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Did only bishops preach in the early Church?

Cardinal Manning, The Eternal Priesthood p. 175 claims: In the beginning it was the Bishops alone who preached. The needs of the faith compelled them to delegate this, their chief office, to the ...
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When/who declared the Immaculate Conception the patroness of 🇺🇸?

When and who declared the Immaculate Conception the patroness of the United States of America?
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How does the interpretation of consumption of flesh and blood differ in certain denominations?

During a mass, there's the moment when the congregation express their connection to Jesus by consuming his (metaphorical) flesh and blood (in practice, wine and bread). Today, we discussed that ...
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What are the correct pairings between the soul's faculties and the 3 transcendentals?

The three transcendentals and imago dei Medieval scholastic theology inherited the notions of transcendentals from Greek metaphysics. CCC 41, interpreting Wis 13:5, teaches that our soul has the ...
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What arguments do Catholics and Orthodox Christians use against Matthew 1:25 disproving the perpetual virginity of Mary? [duplicate]

Both Catholics and Orthodox Christians believe that the blessed Virgin Mary remained a virgin not only until she had given birth to the Lord but for her entire life, but most Protestants use Matthew 1:...
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What's the reason behind St. Thomas Aquinas word choice "angelicus" in the hymn "Panis angelicus"?

If the hymn Panis angelicus refer to the Eucharist (flesh of Christ, bread of life), why did St. Thomas Aquinas not say "Christ's bread" (Panis Christi, if that's the right Latin grammar) ...
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Why did John the Baptist "cry out in the wilderness"?

We read in Mark 1:1-4 : The beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the prophet Isaiah,“See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your ...
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