The callers choose the topics during Open Forum, peppering our guests with questions on every aspect of Catholic life and faith, the moral life, and even philosophical topics that touch on general religious belief.
Questions Covered:
- 04:48 - Would God permit cloning as it would force him to in-soul the creation?
- 12:32 - I was told that animals do not go to Heaven because they do not have immortal souls. What is the Church’s stance on this?
- 17:20 - Does the Church allow stem cell research on animals?
- 20:40 - Does the human person receive certain powers from God to influence weather?
- 29:10 - What is the role of the Catholic Church in regards to the death penalty?
- 34:00 - What is the Church’s moral teaching regarding teenagers’ use of birth control if they refuse to follow the teaching of abstinence? If they are already sinning by not abstaining would using birth control just be adding additional sin?
- 37:27 - If you have a Guardian Angel assigned to you from the beginning of life, then why do bad things happen to you as a child?
- 43:15 - Can Fr. Keller say if there is any momentum towards restoring confirmation to its proper Sacramental place before the Eucharist rather than as a kind of graduation from CCD? What is Fr. Keller’s sense of the resistance of the US bishops to restoring confirmation?
- 49:10 - In the order of Mass when is the Gloria said?
Resources Mentioned:
- By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed: A Catholic Defense of Capital Punishment by Edward Feser and Joseph Bessette
- A Catholic Case for Capital Punishment
Enjoying this content? Please support our mission!Donatewww.catholic.com/support-us