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Short, sourced answers to real questions about the Catholic faith, organized by topic and by tradition.
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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 Receiving Only the Host Enough? Communion Under One Kind Explained
Is receiving only the Host enough? Scripture, the Church Fathers and the Council of Trent show why the whole Christ, Body and Blood, is received under one kind.
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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.
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What Does “Blessed” Mean? Does the Catholic Church “Make” Saints?
Blessed, Venerable, Saint: what the titles mean, why canonization recognizes holiness God gave, and why honoring saints is biblical, not worship.
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Are Guardian Angels Biblical?
Are guardian angels biblical? Matthew 18:10, Psalm 91, Tobit and Acts 12:15 say yes. Why asking angels' help isn't worship, and why we don't become angels.
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Is Tragedy a Punishment from God?
Are disasters and illness God's punishment? Jesus said "By no means!" (Luke 13). What Scripture, the Fathers and the Catholic Church teach about suffering.
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Should Catholics Celebrate Halloween?
Is Halloween pagan? It's All Hallows' Eve, the vigil of All Saints. Scripture, the Catechism and the Fathers on Samhain, the occult and the saints.
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18 Common Protestant Objections to Catholic Teaching, Answered from Scripture and the Catechism
18 common Protestant objections to Catholic teaching, each answered by reading the cited Catechism paragraph in full beside Scripture.
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Did Jews Know Their Bible Without an Infallible Church? (Romans 3:2)
Could a Jew before Christ know Scripture without an infallible Church? Romans 3:2, Moses' seat and the canon's history point to the Catholic Church.
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Are Mortal and Venial Sins in the Bible?
Is every sin equally deadly? Scripture says no: 1 John 5:17, James 1:15 and John 19:11 show mortal and venial sin, and the Fathers agree.
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Is the Catholic Gospel "Another Gospel"? (Galatians 1:8–9)
Does Galatians 1:8–9 condemn the Catholic Church? What the Judaizers taught, what Trent actually says, and why grace-wrought works are St. Paul's gospel.
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Is Mary "Mediatrix"? Does That Rob Christ?
Does calling Mary "Mediatrix" contradict 1 Timothy 2:5? Scripture, the Fathers and the Vatican's 2025 note show her role depends entirely on Christ.
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Is Righteousness Imputed or Infused? What Romans 4 Really Says
Romans 4 says God credits righteousness. But God's word does what it says: Scripture, Trent and the Fathers show He makes sinners truly righteous in Christ
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No Salvation Outside the Church: Did Vatican II Contradict Florence?
Did Vatican II reverse the Council of Florence on "no salvation outside the Church"? No. Both teach one dogma, explained by invincible ignorance since 1863.
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Is the Church Invisible?
Is the true Church an invisible body of believers? Scripture and the Fathers say Christ founded one visible Church: the Catholic Church.
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Are There Really Seven Sacraments?
Protestants count two sacraments; the Catholic Church counts seven. Test all seven against the New Testament and the early Church.
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Is Praying to Saints Necromancy? (Deuteronomy 18)
Deuteronomy 18 forbids conjuring the dead through mediums. Asking the saints to pray is something else entirely. The biblical answer.