#12043 Why Don’t You Think Catholicism Makes Sense? - Karlo Broussard

Catholic Answers Live

Questions Covered: 05:53 – Catholic, married Methodist. He has a divorce; they have a civil marriage. I’m told I need to get an annulment. Why is this? 12:20 – I’m not Catholic; why does the Catholic church believe/profess the doctrine of Transubstantiation? 20:11 – I come across a lot of Protestants who have trouble with perpetual virginity of Mary. Who is James (“brother of Jesus”) in Gal 1:19; is he one of the 12 apostles? 29:40 – Is the celebration of the Eucharist/the Real Presence greater than the miracle of the Last Supper? 33:58 – It doesn’t make sense to me that John the Baptist is described as “the spirit of Elijah’, whereas the prophecy makes it seem as if Elijah was to come back? 41:19 – I’m Catholic, but I’m interested in Orthodoxy. Some of their claims seem to have weight. How can the Church change its position on topics? 47:37 – Where do we get the idea/doctrine of indulgences? …

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1. Catholic, married Methodist. He has a divorce; they have a civil marriage. I’m told I need to get an annulment. Why is this? (00:05:53)

2. I’m not Catholic; why does the Catholic church believe/profess the doctrine of Transubstantiation? (00:12:20)

3. I come across a lot of Protestants who have trouble with perpetual virginity of Mary. Who is James (“brother of Jesus”) in Gal 1:19; is he one of the 12 apostles? (00:20:11)

4. Is the celebration of the Eucharist/the Real Presence greater than the miracle of the Last Supper? (00:29:40)

5. It doesn’t make sense to me that John the Baptist is described as “the spirit of Elijah’, whereas the prophecy makes it seem as if Elijah was to come back? (00:33:58)

6. I’m Catholic, but I’m interested in Orthodoxy. Some of their claims seem to have weight. How can the Church change its position on topics? (00:41:19)

7. Where do we get the idea/doctrine of indulgences? (00:47:37)