Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum

Questions Covered:

 

• 02:23 - Since Adam and Eve were supposedly the first two people on the earth, how could they be the parents of everyone? Wouldn’t there have to be another family at least? 
• 06:33 - I am Protestant and am wondering, since idolatry is a mortal sin, does that mean that those who committed idolatry in Maccabees did not go to purgatory? 
• 16:23 - Should the Church have Eucharistic ministers or should the priest be the only one to distribute Holy Communion? 
• 20:50 - Does social media bring us closer to God or further away? In your opinion, has social media been a positive influence in evangelization? 
• 28:54 - How do you respond to Protestants about Judith and the deuterocanonical books being historically inaccurate? 
• 36:08 - I am going through RCIA. In speaking with my Protestant dad about confession, he says you shouldn’t confess to a man, but to Jesus Christ. He doesn’t think the authority of the apostles extends down to priests today. How can I defend the sacrament of confession and apostolic succession to my dad? 
• 44:49 - What is the difference between Final Judgement and particular judgement? 
• 50:10 - Recently you wrote about Pachamama and Pope Francis, saying that what happened at the Vatican was not idolatry. How can you defend that?