#12698 What Would It Take for Catholics and Orthodox to Reunite? Marriage Validity and Confession - Tim Staples
<p>“What would it take for Catholics and Orthodox to reunite?” This question opens a discussion on the complexities of Christian unity, while also addressing varied topics such as the validity of a non-Catholic marriage without civil ceremony, the necessity of confession after salvation, and the differences in gospel accounts of the women at the tomb.</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered:</strong></p>
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<li>01:35 – What would it take for the Catholics and Orthodox to reunite?</li>
<li>14:48 – Is my mom’s marriage valid? She and he are non-Catholic but baptized. She didn’t get civilly married, but it was a public ceremony with witnesses. Both were married before, but those previous spouses have died.</li>
<li>18:30 – I was told that once you are saved there is no need for confession. How does a Catholic respond to that?</li>
<li>29:29 – I heard a Protestant say we have the same spirit that raised Lazarus from the dead. Is that true?</li>
<li>35:00 – Why do the four gospels list different women at the tomb?</li>
<li>40:16 – My wife and I are converts. We were non-Catholics when we married. It was a non-Church ceremony at an embassy. There were not vows. But it was a legal marriage. Are we married in the Church? Do we need to have it convalidated?</li>
<li>47:27 – Does the Church infallibly teach that Mary had no actual sin?</li>
<li>51:05 – Could you comment on how the prodigal son narrative relates to the act of confession? Is this parable an example of confession?</li>
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