Ask Me Anything

Questions Covered:

• 01:55 - How could one know what statements are infallible? Why does it not matter that there isn’t a definitive record or list of infallible statements/teachings 
• 06:27 - Is a hot dog a sandwich? 
• 12:48 - Do the eastern churches that used to be eastern orthodox still use the eastern canon, or did they switch to the Catholic list of books. And if it did change their canon, how has that changed their liturgy or practice/their sacraments? 
• 15:46 - One question that I’ve always pondered was, what would it have been like when the Blessed Mother first received the Eucharist?  I can’t imagine what it would have been like for her and perhaps I may never be able to understand or imagine that. 
• 17:35 - Dear Jimmy, I have one: Can Catholics believe in an atemporal fall? (Or a pre big-bang fall)? Thank you very much! 
• 21:38 - Hi Jimmy, new Catholic here. Could you help me to understand in The Apostles Creed where it states that Jesus “descended into hell.” Still a little confused as to what that means. I’ve read several interpretations and can’t seem to find a consensus. Thanks! You’ve been a great help in my journey. 
• 24:31 - What makes baptism in tongues different from baptism in water? 
• 29:12 - How should we treat the angels named in ancient extra biblical sources like Enoch and Jubilees? I have been wary of and avoided interest in them after seeing their use in occult and esoteric connections? Is there any standing Catholic teaching on this topic? I have come across references to a 745 synod in Rome? 
• 37:08 - Do atheists who willfully reject the existence of God and Christianity on strict philosophical/evidential grounds have a chance to be saved? If so, on what basis? 
• 41:18 - We know that angels, both holy and fallen can materialize in a form on earth. Jacob, Lot, etc….If fallen angels do materialize as UAPs, why do they choose the form of a flying craft?…a craft can carry multiple individuals.  Why materialize as a flying craft? 
• 48:48 - Does reciting the Confiteor during Mass absolve us of venial sins, and if so, is it necessary to say the entire Confiteor for the absolution to be valid? One of our parish priests will sometimes skip over it, jumping straight into “May Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins …” Thank you for all that you do, Jimmy! 
• 51:37 - Bible Question:  How does one reconcile 1 John saying “If we say we have no sin, the truth is not in us” and also saying, “Those who are born of God do not sin.” 
• 53:51 - I came across a claim recently that suggests Lazarus could actually be the Beloved Disciple from John’s gospel and the eyewitness source for the gospel.  I wonder if you have heard this claim before and if so what are your thoughts on it.