Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum

Questions Covered:

• 03:30 - How can we trust that the New Testament accurately tells us the words of Jesus when so much can be lost in translation? 
• 07:56 - Trent recently debated on the existence of God and his opponent said that he couldn’t use the “fine-tuned universe” as evidence because Trent has never known another universe to compare. How would you respond to this? 
• 17:00 - I know cloning humans is wrong. Is cloning animals unethical? 
• 23:04 - I struggle with feeling like everything I do is sinful. How can I deal with this scrupulosity? Can I be sinful by association, just working with non-Christians? 
• 32:02 - My friend believes that he has been cursed by an ancestor who was a Mason. How can I comfort and clarify the truth for this person? 
• 41:50 - I just started a master’s program at a Wesleyan college near me. How can I keep my faith and minister to people while I am attending this two-year program? 
• 46:40 - How do we know that Sacred Tradition is passed down faithfully?  

Resources Mentioned:

• Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World episode 126: Curses