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Life, Marriage & Family
What the Catholic Church teaches about human life, sexuality, marriage, and family, from conception to natural death, and why it is true, from Scripture, the early Church, and reason.
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Is Surrogacy a Sin? What the Catholic Church Teaches About Surrogate Motherhood
Is surrogacy a sin? The Catholic Church says yes, paid or unpaid. See why from Scripture and Church teaching, and the real hope she offers infertile couples.
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What Does the Catholic Church Teach About the Death Penalty?
The Catholic Church teaches the death penalty is inadmissible (CCC 2267). Here is what that means, how it fits Scripture and her history, and why it is true.
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Can Divorced Catholics Receive Communion? What the Church Teaches
Divorce alone does not bar a Catholic from Communion; a new union while a valid first marriage stands does. Scripture, the Fathers, and the Catechism show why.
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Is Euthanasia a Sin? Catholic Teaching on Assisted Suicide and End-of-Life Care
Is euthanasia a sin? Catholic teaching forbids euthanasia and assisted suicide but allows refusing burdensome treatment and using painkillers. Here is why.
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Can Catholics Be Cremated? What the Church Teaches About Cremation and Ashes
Can Catholics be cremated? Yes. The Catholic Church permits it but prefers burial, and the ashes must rest in a sacred place, never scattered or divided up.
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Is Masturbation a Sin? What the Bible and the Catholic Church Teach
Is masturbation a sin? What Scripture and the Catholic Church teach, why it is grave matter, what lessens guilt, and how to find freedom, mercy and hope.
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Is Watching Pornography a Sin? The Catholic Answer, and the Way Out
Is watching pornography a sin? What Scripture and the Catholic Church teach, who it harms, why habit lessens guilt but never makes it good, and the way out.
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What Does the Catholic Church Teach About Transgender Identity?
The Catholic Church on transgender identity: body and soul are one, sex is a gift to accept, and every person has dignity. Scripture and the Fathers explain.
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Is Sex Before Marriage a Sin? What the Bible and the Catholic Church Teach
Is sex before marriage a sin? What the Bible, the early Christians and the Catholic Church teach on premarital sex, engagement, living together and mercy.
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Does the Catholic Church Allow Gay Marriage? What It Teaches About Same-Sex Unions and Blessings
Does the Catholic Church allow gay marriage? No. Her teaching on same-sex unions, blessings and Fiducia Supplicans, and why it cannot change, from Scripture.
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Is IVF a Sin? What the Catholic Church Teaches About IVF, and Why
Is IVF a sin? The Catholic Church says yes, even with a couple's own embryos. See why from Scripture and the Fathers, plus real hope for infertile couples.
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What Does the Bible Say About Marriage? Why It Is One Man and One Woman
Jesus defined marriage by joining Genesis 1:27 and 2:24: one man and one woman, for life. Scripture, the Church Fathers, and the Catechism explain why.
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Is Birth Control a Sin? Why the Catholic Church Teaches Against Contraception
Is birth control a sin? The Catholic answer from Scripture, the Church Fathers and Humanae Vitae, why NFP is different, and the way back through Christ's mercy.
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Is Being Gay a Sin? What the Bible and the Catholic Church Teach About Homosexuality
Is being gay a sin? The Catholic Church teaches that same-sex attraction is not a sin but homosexual acts are, and shows why from Scripture and the Fathers.
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Can a Catholic Marry a Non-Catholic, or Outside the Church?
Yes, with the bishop's permission or a dispensation. What canon law, Scripture and the Fathers teach on mixed marriage, the canonical form and convalidation.
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Is Suicide a Sin? What the Catholic Church Teaches About Suicide and Hope
Is suicide a sin? Catholic teaching says it is gravely wrong, yet anguish can lessen guilt, we must not despair of salvation, and the Church prays for the dead.
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Is Abortion a Sin? What the Bible and the Catholic Church Teach
Is abortion a sin? Scripture, the first Christians and the Catholic Church say it kills an innocent human being. The case, the objections, and real hope.