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Did Judas believe and profess that Jesus is the Son of Man?
No.
Judas was never saved at all. The problem is that false prophets always use Judas Iscariot to somehow prove that saved people can lose salvation.
John 6:64-71 But there are some of you that ...
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Are There Any Other Professions of Faith in the Catholic Church Which Came After "The Oath Against Modernism"?
Are There Any Other Professions of Faith in the Catholic Church Which Came After "The Oath Against Modernism"?
The short answer is yes.
The year 2018 marked the 50th anniversary of Pope ...
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Did Judas believe and profess that Jesus is the Son of Man?
Victorian art critic John Ruskin argues that Judas was not only greedy and dishonest, but stupid as well, and that is why he acted as he did:
Stupidity is always the basis of the Judas bargain.We do ...
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How does the Catholic Church handle documents worldwide nowadays?
Documentation of the administration of sacraments is stored at the parish level, and they are not to "come into the hands of outsiders".
1983 Code of Canon Law:
Can. 535 §1. Each parish is ...
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Is there a default obligation for Catholics to formally take the three evangelical counsels?
Is there a default obligation for Catholics to formally take the three evangelical counsels?
The short answer is no.
There exists no such obligation according to Catholicism.
The difference between a ...
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Did Judas believe and profess that Jesus is the Son of Man?
According to Catholicism, did Judas believe and profess that Jesus is the Son of Man?
The short answer is yes and no.
Judas believed that Jesus was the Son of Man, but did not profess such a belief, ...
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Did Judas believe and profess that Jesus is the Son of Man?
It has become fashionable of late to give Judas Iscariot a character makeover. Some feel quite sorry for him, offer reasons why he 'slipped up' by betraying Jesus, and hopefully expect him to get into ...
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My relic has lost its red protection
I'm orthodox, but we have relics too. I've researched a little bit about the catholic side of things. They like to publicly explain everything so it was just a matter of doing online digging and ...
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What is the role and power of the Woman in Genesis3:15 according to Divine Plan of Salvation?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1detrAio2zO6Axc5_bsv_EAP7pZy3X55p/view?usp=sharing
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Here's a PDF of my thoughts on ...
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What is the role and power of the Woman in Genesis3:15 according to Divine Plan of Salvation?
I find the role and power of the Woman in Genesis 3:15 to be a powerful topic that speaks to God's redemptive plan for humanity. This verse, often called the "protoevangelium" or first ...
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Is this a (end of) life hack?
Our faith teaches us that, no matter how hopeless our plight in life may seem, with God there is always cause to have hope.
As seen in the image of Judas, who sunk into despair and hopelessness and ...
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According to Catholic theology, did Eve have Original Sin, or only her own personal sin?
Neither Adam nor Eve were initially sinful. They became sinful in the Fall (i.e. the events of Genesis 3:1-7). Strictly speaking, "Original Sin" (that is, inherited sin) only applies to ...
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Did Original Sin derive solely from Adam or from both Adam and Eve?
Did Original Sin derive solely from Adam or from both Adam and Eve?
The great St. Thomas Aquinas states in his Summa that Adam was responsible for transmitting Original sin to the entire human race ...
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Did Original Sin derive solely from Adam or from both Adam and Eve?
While Eve also participated in the fall, the Church teaches that Adam’s role was primary in transmitting original sin. Eve’s sin contributed to the fallen state of humanity, but it is Adam’s sin that ...
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Why are Orthodox Christians expected to go to confession if they don't distinguish between mortal and venial sins and they don't believe in Purgatory?
Orthodox Christians do not view confession (nor soteriology in general) in terms of merit nor through a legal lens. Confession is not about paying off any sort of debt. It is about healing by ...
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Catholicism: Is Sunday Observance Necessary for Salvation?
Canon Law binds Catholics to attend Mass on Sundays under pain of mortal sin. It also requires Catholics to abstain from any works which hinder worship, joy, or suitable relaxation.
Can. 1247 On ...
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Rev 3:14. Jesus seems to be claiming to be a creature?
To better understand the objection put forth by Arian-minded interpreters, one needs to understand their perspective on “creation.” Those that insist that Rev. 3:14 speaks of Christ as “God’s very ...
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Can a Catholic sign the 1974 evangelical Lausanne Covenant?
I was reading through the document and I already see issues for Catholic/Orthodox churches in section 2.
§2 "... the only infallible rule of faith and practice"
This in not accepted by ...
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Has the Catholic Church always believed that sex before marriage is fornication?
Perhaps I can answer this even though I'm not Catholic. We can simply go back to the teachings of the church fathers and the Bible.
Let's start with the original text of the world "πορνείας" ...
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What do Catholics mean when they talk about the Real Presence in the Eucharist?
Transubstantiation
The substance of the bread (the essence of the bread and wine, what makes the bread and wine themselves) changes, becoming the body, blood, soul and divinity of our Lord Jesus ...
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Are children's prayers more efficacious?
Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P., Le virtù eroiche nei bambini [Children's Heroic Virtues] pp. 26-7:
Their prayers have a special efficacy, as His Holiness Pius XII has often said recently, and the ...
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How do Catholic, Baptist and Pentecostal denominations justify following teachers?
From the start of my conversion to Christ in my mid-20s, I joined a local Baptist group, plus mixed occasionally with Pentecostals (and other denominations, but not Catholicism). My experience only ...
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