Was Jesus Really Born on December 25th?

Q. Was Jesus really born on December 25th? I have heard he was born in the spring.
A. There are two views but I believe that God has allowed His Church to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on the right day or very close to it. This is not mandatory or a matter of faith, [...]

What Did the FATHERS of the Church REALLY Say About Abortion?

I have excepted for brevity, the most illuminating passages. You can see longer passages which place these more in context at Catholic Answers.<—Click the link.
Didache “Teaching of the Twelve Apostles” 70 AD “you shall not murder a child by abortion.
Letter of Barnabas 100 AD Thou shalt not slay the child by procuring abortion

Plea for [...]

Does the Catholic Church Still Believe in Purgatory?

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, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Sabbath to Suday?

Q. Who gave the Catholic Church and the other Churches the authority to change the Lord’s Day from Saturday to Sunday?
A. The change of keeping the Lord’s Day on Sunday instead of Saturday was by the authority Jesus gave to Peter and the Church He founded. By giving the keys of the kingdom to Peter [...]

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 [...]