Catholic Answers Live - Open Forum

Questions Covered:

• 01:48 - In Mt. 24-25, Jesus talks about running for the hills. Is He prophesying the end times?  

• 08:37 - How many precepts are there in the Catholic Church? Who made the decision to omit the 6th precept which is the observance of the law of marriage? 

• 17:06 - We have a visiting priest who said the Church should get rid of purgatory. I asked our priest about it and he said there is no Church teaching about purgatory. Is this true? 

• 29:32 - Why aren’t bishops excommunicating political leaders who are committing serious public sins? 

• 35:35 - My wife divorced me in 1986. There was no annulment obtained. Am I still married to her? Also, now that my children are adults, can I share with them what happened? 

• 44:22 - Why is Easter called Easter? 

• 48:24 - Why are some of the readings in the lectionary not continuous? Some verses are left out.  

• 51:26 - I have a lot of atheist friends who have a philosophical argument about God’s divine hiddenness. They argue that I should have encountered him if he exists. How can I respond?