#10856 Open Forum - Joe Heschmeyer

Questions Covered:

05:46 – I’m non-Catholic and am inquiring more about Catholicism. What do I make of the pope and other cardinals and their interactions with leaders of other faiths? 
16:41 – Do the souls in purgatory pray for us on earth before they get to heaven? 
21:06 – Where in the bible and in the early Church writings does it say that we receive Jesus’ glorified body in the eucharist? 
23:25 – Should I remain in the Church if we are all just Christians? 
28:38 – If a bishop gets “fired” would he still have the authority to ordain others and administer the sacraments? 
31:08 – Why don’t Catholics believe in predestination? 
35:28 – An Episcopalian friend asked that if she believes that the Catholic priest consecrates the host, why can’t she receive communion? 
40:33 – Why do we need Godparents to receive certain sacraments? 
42:22 – How can someone know if they have been relieved from moral culpability due to addiction? 
46:20 – What does the Church teach about agnostics who are seeking the truth but haven’t been convinced? Would they lose salvation? 
48:55 – Were the people who lied to the Nazi’s about hiding Jews commit a mortal sin? 
51:23 – An atheist friend claimed that there are 28 other figures that fit the exact mold of Christ. How do I respond to this? RESOURCE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep-AN7U4OLg 

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