How Can You Believe in Purgatory?

Q. I believe that you are truly reaching for truth where none lies. Please read the Greek Interlinear translation of Luke 23:42-43 And he said to Jesus “Be reminded of me whenever you may be coming into the kingdom of you’ 43 And He said to him “Amen to you I am saying today with [...]

Sola Scriptura and Purgatory

Q. What scriptures support the Doctrine of Purgatory?
A. You ask for this because you are convinced that the final authority for your beliefs is scripture. And I know you are sincere in this because I was also, when I was a Protestant. But this practice would never have caught on if it had [...]

Why Does the Catholic Church Accept Traditions?

Q. Tradition is condemned in the Bible so why does the Cathlic Church base some of its doctrines on it?
A. Some people think the verses below condemn tradition and therefore, the Catholic Church.

Matthew 15:3 Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
Mark 7: [...]

Constantine and the Catholic Church

Q. Didn’t the Catholic Church become paganized when Constantine forced everyone to become Christian?
A. If it did, then a Pagan Catholic Church canonized the Bible. So how could we possibly trust a Bible canonized by pagans?
The truth lies elsewhere. The idea that the Catholic Church became corrupted once Constantine legalized Christianity in the Edict of [...]

Paul Rebuked Peter

Q. In Galatians 2:11-14 Paul rebuked Peter for hypocrisy so it seems pretty clear that Peter was NOT infallible after all.
A. If the definition of the Dogma of Infallibility of the Pope included all the actions of the pope then the Galatians passage would indeed be evidence that Peter was not infallible. However, the [...]

Who Decided Which Books Should be in the Bible?

Q. Who Decided Which Books Should be in the Bible?
A. The Sacred Scriptures used by the Jews at the time of Christ were simply adopted by the Church and became what is known as the Old Testament. The books of the New Testament were not finalized until the fourth century by Catholic Councils and Catholic [...]

Early Church Beleifs in the Eucharist

Q. Did the Christians in the first three centuries believe in the Real Presence in the Eucharist?
A. Yes. They certainly did!
110 AD–St. Ignatius of Antioch, a disciple of the Apostle John wrote in :
“They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer, because they do not confess that the Eucharist is the Flesh of our [...]

Does the Catholic Church Still Believe in Purgatory?

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Q. Does the Catholic Church Still Believe in Purgatory?
A. Yes
Q. What is Purgatory?
A. In the Catechism of the Catholic Church
THE FINAL PURIFICATION, OR PURGATORY
1030 All who die in God’s grace and friendship, [...]

Where in Scripture Do Catholics get Body and Blood?

Q. Where in the Bible does it say that Jesus is actually bodily present in the bread and wine of the Eucharist?
A. In John 6, After demonstrating His power to feed 5,000 people with a few loaves and fishes, Jesus tells his listeners seven times that they must eat His flesh and drink His blood [...]