Open Forum

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:

• 00:47 - What is the basis for the understanding that animals have souls that are not immortal? 
• 14:02 - How did you go from breaking bread and passing it around to a single manufactured host? 
• 22:47 - Is Genesis 40 a reference to purgatory? 
• 28:46 - How do we defend the seal of Confession? 
• 43:10 - In the Creeds, it says that Jesus descended into hell and rose after 3 days. Jesus tells the good thief that on this day [the crucifixion] you will be with me in Paradise. How could He be in heaven and hell at the same time?  
• 48:30 - Can a priest obligate a person in confession for their penance to tell their sins to the person they have wronged? 
• 50:36 - Should people be cremated or buried? 

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