Questions tagged [catholicism]
The Catholic Church and its teachings and views on specific subjects.
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How did the Catholic Church determine that the deuterocanon was Sacred Scripture? The Jews didn't include them in their Sacred Scripture, right?
I'm reading the Apostolic Fathers and found a reference to the book of Tobit from Polycarp. Why do Catholics place the deuterocanon as Sacred Scripture?
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Biblical basis for the belief that Mary is in heaven rather than in Abraham’s bosom?
I understand that in Catholic teaching, the Virgin Mary is believed to be in heaven, often associated with the doctrine of the Assumption.
However, I’m trying to understand the Biblical basis for this ...
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According to the Catholicism, "Sacred Tradition" is equal with holy Scripture. How do Catholics justify this according to the New Testament?
Jesus and the apostles had both the Old Testament, and the Jewish tradition. Nowhere in Scripture does Jesus or any of the apostles appeal to the Jewish traditions. In fact, it appears to be the ...
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Temporal nature of the world? [closed]
Assuming the arrow of time as a premise that the past comes before the present, and the present comes before the future, temporarily.
Could there have been a time where there was nothing before the ...
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How does the Catholic Church handle verses that imply there is no one like God?
Duplicate of LDS but from Catholic perspective
Bible verses:
Isaiah 43:10
Before Me there was no God formed, And there will be none after Me.
Isaiah 44:6
'I am the first and I am the last, And ...
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When and why did the Catholic Church stop separating genders during Mass?
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According to Catholic.com, men and women were separated during Mass from ancient times, attested as early as the 300s CE:
The practice [of separate seating for men and women] is ancient. ...
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What is the Catholic response to those who think the Rosary an idol?
I noticed that Catholics pray to statues of Mary, and pray using Rosary beads. When I ask Catholics why they pray to Mary instead of God they tell me that they just show Mary respect for being a ...
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When were the names of the priests Archbishop Lefebvre consecrated bishops in 1988 first known to the public?
Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, founder of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX), made public his decision to consecrate bishops without a papal mandate in his letter to Pope John Paul II on 2 June 1988. The ...
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Why isn't the Canticum Trium Puerorum strictly scriptural?
Why isn't the Canticum Trium Puerorum (a.k.a Benedicite omnia opera Domini, from the Song in the Fiery Furnace in the book of Daniel 3:57-88) in the Roman Breviary strictly scriptural?
Canticum Trium ...
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Where are the Catholic missionaries?
User Ken Graham quotes the Roman Catholic Catechism in a recent answer: "the Church still has the obligation and also the sacred right to evangelize all men".
Missionary work is often ...
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Does the Roman Catholic Church condemn specifically named persons to hell?
I am a member of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod in the USA. I ask the following question not to be quarrelsome or to demean the Roman Catholic Church. I only wish to obtain an authoritative answer ...
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Has `Syllabus errorum' been revoked by the Catholic Church?
At least since the pontificate of John Paul II, and definitely during the times of Francis, the Church ignores the teaching of many popes including
Quanta cura together with Syllabus Errorum by Pius ...
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Did the Holy Catholic Church modify Her Creed on Trinity Procession? Filioque controversy with a reconciliation by Maximus the Confessor
(Welcome God Bless You) I am very sorry for such a long question, and attempting a solution in the question.
Please bear with me, first a selection of the oldest creeds before the formal/official ...
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In Catholicism, what scripture canon supports intercessory prayers from the dead?
Only use evidence from the canon and historical writing from the father's of the faith in the first few centuries that also used scripture canon, not including the apocrypha.
The evidence I've seen ...
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What is the current teaching of the Roman Catholic Church in regards to excommunication?
I am a member of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod in the USA. I belong to a group discussing various theological issues. I am interested in the differences between our doctrine and Roman Catholic ...
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