Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum

Questions Covered:

• 00:57 - If Calvin and Luther believe in the perpetual virginity of Mary, why, when, and who put a stop to this belief? Why was the doctrine of the Assumption defined?
• 04:28 - What is the Catholic justification for adding in the Filioque?
• 07:20 - Can you explain how Catholics should balance the worship/adoration of God and Mary?
• 14:17 - Where did the idea/ name for purgatory come from? And why don’t Protestants believe in it?
• 17:55 - I have a hard time joining together the common apologetics and the early Church history, especially with the letter of 1st Clement. When I read historians, I have a hard time connecting the two because the apologetic realm seems to be heavy and strict while the history realm tends to have a lighter take.
• 29:22 - I’ve learned that someone has to know that they’re committing a sin for it to be truly considered a sin. If someone was totally incapacitated, would they not be committing a sin if they’re not really aware that they are?
• 33:08 - Jimmy, what evidence do you have for your different opinion on the source of the Gospels?
• 40:15 - Could you explain the passage in Revelations that talks about Jesus spitting out those that are lukewarm? What is your opinion on those that are lukewarm in the present day?
• 46:19 - I’m converting to Catholicism and I learned I’m not supposed to read my old Protestant books. I know sometimes apologists read these to try to come up with ways to rebut what they talk about. Should I get rid of these or what should I do with them?
• 52:30 - In Matthew 16:18, if Jesus set up a visible, identifiable church, wouldn’t that prove Protestantism wrong because he protected his church from the gates of hell?