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• 07:27 - I have a question about Judas and predestination. I feel like I know the short answer is no predestination, but I can’t seem to reason my way to what sounds like the correct answer. If Jesus’ omnipotent knowledge of Judas’ betrayal does not equal causation, did not Jesus seek out Judas and consequently put him in a position to betray him? If He had not sought him out to join the apostles, Judas would not have been able to betray him. It almost seems like entrapment. 
• 17:00 - Many people claim that women in the bible seem to be treated as second-class citizens, for example, in Leviticus 12, the mother who gives birth must be purified for twice the amount of time for having a female child, rather than a male. Even in the New Testament, 1 Timothy 2, St. Paul seems to suggest that the fall was Eve’s fall rather than Adam’s. He says that wives must be submissive to their husbands for this reason. How do we explain? 
• 43:25 - How are we as Catholics supposed to react and respond to scientific claims being made by politicians and scientists who make claims that are contrary to Catholic belief? Should we reject them, consider them, etc.? How do we approach science, which is so anti-God at this point?