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Well, it is very insulting.

No... As has been pointed out to you there is a difference between talking to a picture and talking to a person while looking at a picture. Do you know what Skype is? A "live" picture is on your computer and you talk to the person on the other end of the connection by looking at and...

Nothing galls me more than this. It is so insulting. The assumption seems to be that I'm so stupid that I think a picture is going to talk to God for me. Or a medal around my neck is going to keep me safe. Or mindlessly repeating words on a string of beads is going to save me. Or that I would...

I don't know anything about this specific quote and I'm not a Latin scholar but as a polyglot who translated for the military for 20 years, I know a bad translation when I see one. Lucifer--when it is not a name--is a function: bearer of light. (Lux=light, fer=carry) Think "aquifer" or...

Of course it does. When two people disagree there are three options. A is right and B is wrong, A is wrong and B is right, or both A and B are wrong. The only impossibility is that A and B are both right.

No effect at all. In other words, no guilt is incurred, of course, because the communicant is unaware that it is an unconsecrated host he is receiving. However, the special graces proper to the sacrament are not granted because it is only a piece of bread he is receiving. However the...

My 2 cents. I'm always thinking of the lurkers. Those who read but don't post. I wonder what they think about Christianity when they read some of the go-to-the-mat disagreements over things that might seem very minor. And these go-to-the-mat disagreements quickly devolve into knife fights...

I think you might be referring to the Sacrament of Penance sometimes called the Sacrament of Reconciliation or more commonly "Confession". Mungo defined repentance very well. The process of confession. Stand in line and when its my turn I go into a little tiny room with a kneeler and a...

I stand by my answer, (that I would say yes that if a priest celebrated the Eucharist without intending to do what the Church intends it is not valid). Jimmy's a great guy and he is correct, but I don't think he's answering the same question. Jimmy is addressing belief. I am addressing...

No. Next question.

1. Pentecost. 2. Read Acts 19. 3. no. It's a gift for the building up of the church. 4. yes 5. yes 6. They are not living up to their potential. For whatever reason, they were poorly catechized and think they can choose what to believe rather than conforming their will to the Truth. 7...

About the obelisk in St. Peter's Square. The way I understand it, this obelisk was there at the time when Peter was martyred. The story goes that it was the last thing Peter saw before he left this mud ball. That's why it remains to this day.

I would say yes.

Not familiar enough with the Orthodox to answer. But I may be able to help with some general information about the Sacraments. In order for any Sacrament to be valid four elements must be considered: matter, form, minister, or recipient. The matter is the physical part of the Sacrament. In...

1. See 1 John 5:15-16 for an explanation of the difference between Mortal Sin (unto death) and Venial Sin. Basically those who die with unrepented Mortal sin go to hell. Those who die without any sin go straight to heaven. Purgatory is for everybody else. 2. Yes. 3. Yes to both. 4. Yes. In...

I think you are referring to the formulation: "Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus" or Outside the Church there is no salvation." This is true but we must understand it with some nuance. Everyone who is saved is saved because of the Church. But being in the Church doesn't mean being a card-carrying...

This is very noble of you. Most will never bother to hear what Catholics have to say, only anti-Catholics with an ax to grind. The absolute minimum is baptism using the trinitarian formula. Normally infants are baptized as soon as possible and a priest or deacon conducts the ceremony. There...

Press away. I never said "Christ founded my church" That's an oxymoron anyway unless it is Christ speaking. The Church Christ founded is not "my" Church. Maybe I wasn't clear enough. I believe that each person has a duty to find the truth and to mold his life to conform with it. Too many...

Are you referring to the accuser of Rev 12:10? Then the answer is simple. He tempts us to sin, "Come on. It won't hurt anyone. It doesn't matter. Nobody will find out." Then when we do give in to the temptation, he switches tactics. "Now you've done it. You are so wicked. God will never...

Jesus told us when the Marriage of the Lamb was consummated. He said it in John 19:30. "It is finished." The Latin is "Consummatum est." The Last Supper and the Crucifixion and Death of our Lord were all part of the one sacrifice for all. It is the fulfillment of all the Passovers...