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What were Martin Luther's opinions on the Crusades?

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Can a Catholic priest adopt a child?

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What is the oldest surviving photograph of someone who was later canonized as a saint?

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Did Martin Luther really nail his 95 Theses to the church door?

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How did Isidore of Seville become the patron saint of the Internet and computer programmers?

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How does repentance fit into the doctrine of sola fide ("by faith alone")?

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When was the early Christian apology "Dialogue with Trypho" written?

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Why do images of saints often depict them with unusual hand gestures?

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Why are the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption of Mary such a big deal that all Catholics must believe in them?

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What is the earliest explicit mention of infant baptism?

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How was the translation of the Book of Mormon shown through Joseph Smith's seer stones and hat?

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Why does Justin Martyr say that those who are unworthy of seeing God will become imprisoned in animal bodies?

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Has the Catholic Church responded to the apparent implausibility of a census as described in Luke?

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Why did Luther not support iconoclasm like some other reformers?

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What are common explanations for the angel being delayed for 21 days in Daniel 10:13?

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Are there any surviving Acta Diurna copies mentioning Jesus' trial or other aspects of his life?

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Can a priest give a Mass in American Sign Language (ASL)? What does he do when he is supposed to lift up the Eucharist while speaking in ASL?

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On what basis does Thomas Aquinas say that the Church existed since the time of Abel?

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Why doesn't the Catholic Church give indulgences to everybody, regardless of their works?

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Can a priest resign?

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Does participating in an RCIA class require an initial commitment to convert to Catholicism?

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Did Luther ever acknowledge that his Catechism would require textual changes as language evolves?

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Did Martin Luther express his views on suicide?

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Can a third party ask for an annulment if neither married person wants it to happen?

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What does Christian Science teach about mental illnesses?

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Can a person be baptized against their will, according to Catholicism?

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Has there ever been a saint who has had their sainthood revoked due to falsification of their life details or the miracles leading to canonization?

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Was Martin Luther's marriage to Katharina von Bora due to their love for each other?

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Why does the Eastern Orthodox church forbid blind men from becoming priests?

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Do we know the fates of any of the implausible relics Martin Luther described?