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85 Questions

What were Martin Luther's opinions on the Crusades?

Can a Catholic priest adopt a child?

What is the oldest surviving photograph of someone who later became a saint?

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

When was the early Christian apology “Dialogue with Trypho” written?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Why did Luther not support iconoclasm like some other reformers?

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

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

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

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

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

Can a priest resign?

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?

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

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

What does Christian Science teach about mental illnesses?

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

Does a Catholic have recourse if a priest gives a ridiculously harsh or impossible penance?

Can a priest validly celebrate a mass without anybody else present?

What is the earliest explicit mention of infant baptism?

Why were the golden plates necessary if Joseph Smith received his translation of the Book of Mormon by viewing a stone in his hat?

Does the Catholic church consider Mark 16:9-20 to be biblical canon?

Why do Jehovah's Witnesses hold a “commemoration of the death of Jesus Christ”?