Open Forum

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:

• 03:12 - Is the website The Church Militant in line with Church teaching?
• 04:55 - What is Trent referring to in his book Hard Sayings when he references the Leningrad Codex and talks about vocalization?
• 12:26 - Why is the Church not excommunicating Gov. Cuomo?
• 18:47 - How should the Eucharistic prayer during Mass be prayed by the priest?
• 22:49 - What does it mean when the Creed says, “he descended to the dead; on the third day he rose again”? Why does it say ‘again’?
• 24:14 - After the Council of Constance, many people believe that the councils are higher than the authority of the pope. How do you respond to such a belief?
• 29:47 - Can you explain the difference between born again Christians and confirmed Catholics?
• 35:52 - If Adam and Eve had never sinned and death had never entered the world, would we have run out of room on the Earth?
• 46:02 - Why is Pascal’s wager seen as a defense of the faith for some and not others?

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