Catholic Answers LIVE
Catholic Answers Live, hosted by Cy Kellett, is a daily, two-hour radio program dedicated to Catholic apologetics and evangelization. According to listener surveys, it is a runaway favorite on Catholic stations across America.
As a call-in program, Catholic Answers Live connects listeners to prominent leaders in the Church today—including scholars, nuns, priests, bishops, and cardinals—and touches on every aspect of our lives as Christians. You'll hear discussions on just about everything relating to the Church: doctrinal controversies, family concerns, social issues, evangelization, ethics…you name it!
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<p><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">In </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Galatians, </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Paul </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">publicly </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">rebukes </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Peter—</span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">but </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">does </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">that </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">disprove </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">papal </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">authority? </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">We </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">unpack </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">what </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">really </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">happened </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">in </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Antioch </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">and </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">why </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">the </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Church </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">still </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">holds </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Peter </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">as </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">the </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">first </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">pope, </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">even </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">amid </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">correction </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">and </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">scandal.</span></p>
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<p>03:22 – Why do people object to the Pope’s role in the Church?<br />
06:40 – Isn’t the papacy unbiblical and not meant to persist beyond Peter?<br />
10:35 – Does the Bible ever say Peter was in Rome?<br />
14:20 – What does “Babylon” mean in 1 Peter 5:13, and how is that connected to Rome?<br />
17:15 – Didn’t Paul co-found the Church in Rome with Peter?<br />
20:05 – Paul rebuked Peter—doesn’t that undermine papal authority?<br />
25:18 – Was Peter’s behavior in Antioch heretical or just scandalous?<br />
30:40 – Doesn’t Galatians 2 show Peter as just another apostle, not a leader?<br />
34:25 – Why do Protestants say we don’t need a Pope if Jesus tore the temple veil?<br />
39:12 – Does Jesus as sole mediator mean there’s no place for the Pope or priests?<br />
43:50 – Why is Hebrews 10 crucial to properly understanding the torn temple veil?<br />
47:00 – Is priesthood abolished in the New Testament?<br />
50:10 – What does 1 Corinthians 10 tell us about sacrifice, the Eucharist, and priests?<br />
54:45 – Why is there a structural Protestant objection to the papacy?</p>
<p><strong>Questions covered:</strong></p>
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<li><span data-contrast="auto">04:54 – Why do non-Catholics who want to join the Church need to go through OCIA instead of just joining immediately?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">14:33 – How is the Catholic Church’s apostolic succession compare to what other churches believe?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">21:43 – How does the intercession of the saints work when the Bible says that men are appointed to die once, and then face judgement?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">28:53 – I go to church every once in a while with my family and I take communion, but I heard that I’m not supposed to do that. What are the rules?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">40:30 – Is Jesus’ renaming of Simon the reason why the pope takes a different name?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">44:09 – I have a hard time accepting the perpetual virginity of Mary. I don’t think she’d want to refuse giving Joseph as many sons as possible, and John’s Gospel clearly mentions brothers of Jesus.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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<p><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">If </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">someone </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">wants </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">to </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">become </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Catholic, </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">why </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">not </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">just </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">let </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">them </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">in? </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">We </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">explain </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">the </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">purpose </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">of </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">OCIA, </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">its </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">roots </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">in </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Church </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">tradition, </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">and </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">how </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">it </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">helps </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">prepare </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">hearts </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">and </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">minds </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">for </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">full </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">communion </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">with </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">the </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Catholic </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Church.</span></p>
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<p><strong>Questions covered:</strong></p>
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<li><span data-contrast="auto">04:54 – Why do non-Catholics who want to join the Church need to go through OCIA instead of just joining immediately?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">14:33 – How is the Catholic Church’s apostolic succession compare to what other churches believe?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">21:43 – How does the intercession of the saints work when the Bible says that men are appointed to die once, and then face judgement?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">28:53 – I go to church every once in a while with my family and I take communion, but I heard that I’m not supposed to do that. What are the rules?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">40:30 – Is Jesus’ renaming of Simon the reason why the pope takes a different name?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">44:09 – I have a hard time accepting the perpetual virginity of Mary. I don’t think she’d want to refuse giving Joseph as many sons as possible, and John’s Gospel clearly mentions brothers of Jesus.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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<li><span data-contrast="auto">06:53 – I read in the Catechism that you need to be in the state of grace to receive the sacrament of confirmation. What happens if you’re not?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">18:24 – If a Catholic and a non-Catholic both do something that’s a mortal sin, and they both know what the Catholic Church teaches, is the non-Catholic also culpable for mortal sin?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">28:45 – Was there anything Pope Francis actually did to change any teachings in the Catholic Church?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">35:04 – Why did the Catholic Church need to dogmatize the Assumption of Mary?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">43:31 – What is the practical effect that the pope has on the world when he makes a pronouncement or encourages the world, considering most of the world isn’t Catholic and doesn’t have reason to listen to him?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">50:12 – How does the Pope’s authority compare to the Bible’s?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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<p><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">If </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">a </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">non-</span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Catholic </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">knowingly </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">rejects </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Catholic </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">teaching </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">and </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">commits </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">a </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">grave </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">sin, </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">are </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">they </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">just </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">as </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">culpable </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">as </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">a </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Catholic? </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">We </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">explore </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">moral </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">responsibility, </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">Church </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">teaching </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">on </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">invincible </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">ignorance, </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">and </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">how </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">conscience </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">and </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">knowledge </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">affect </span><span class="_fadeIn_m1hgl_8">culpability.</span></p>
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<p><strong>Questions covered:</strong></p>
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<li><span data-contrast="auto">06:53 – I read in the Catechism that you need to be in the state of grace to receive the sacrament of confirmation. What happens if you’re not?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">18:24 – If a Catholic and a non-Catholic both do something that’s a mortal sin, and they both know what the Catholic Church teaches, is the non-Catholic also culpable for mortal sin?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">28:45 – Was there anything Pope Francis actually did to change any teachings in the Catholic Church?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">35:04 – Why did the Catholic Church need to dogmatize the Assumption of Mary?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">43:31 – What is the practical effect that the pope has on the world when he makes a pronouncement or encourages the world, considering most of the world isn’t Catholic and doesn’t have reason to listen to him?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="auto">50:12 – How does the Pope’s authority compare to the Bible’s?</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></li>
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