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Short, sourced answers to real questions about the Catholic faith, organized by topic and by tradition.
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Where Is Purgatory in the Bible?
Where is purgatory in the Bible? 1 Corinthians 3:15, 2 Maccabees 12:46, Matthew 12:32, and more. The Scripture case, with Protestant objections answered.
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Did Mary Have Other Children?
Did Mary have other children? Who the Bible's 'brothers of Jesus' really were, what 'until' and 'firstborn' mean, and objections answered.
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Does John 1:1 Say "a God"?
Does John 1:1 say "a god"? The New World Translation reading, the Greek article, Colwell's rule, and why John calls the Word God. Answered from Scripture.
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Is Salvation by Faith Alone?
Is salvation by faith alone? The only Bible verse that says 'faith alone' says 'not by faith alone' (James 2:24). The full case, with objections answered.
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Does God Exist? Five Arguments from Reason
Does God exist? Five arguments from reason, Aquinas's Five Ways stated simply, with Scripture, the Catechism, and atheist objections answered fairly.
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Why Do Catholics Pray to Mary?
Why do Catholics pray to Mary? Not worship: we ask her to pray for us, as Christians ask each other. The Bible case, with Protestant objections answered.
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Was There a Great Apostasy After the Apostles Died?
Was there a Great Apostasy after the apostles died? What Latter-day Saints teach, and why Jesus' promises in Scripture say His Church never vanished.
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Do Catholics Worship Statues?
Do Catholics worship statues? No. God Himself commanded carved cherubim and a bronze serpent. What Exodus 20 forbids, and why images are not idols.
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Should Christians Worship on Saturday or Sunday?
Should Christians worship on Saturday or Sunday? The Bible case for the Lord's Day: Acts 20:7, Revelation 1:10, Colossians 2:16-17, and the early Church.
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Is the Eucharist Really the Body and Blood of Jesus?
Is the Eucharist really the body and blood of Jesus? John 6, the Last Supper, and Paul say yes. The Bible case for the Real Presence, objections answered.
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Is Praying to Saints Biblical?
Is praying to saints biblical? Scripture shows the saints are alive in God and offer our prayers before His throne (Revelation 5:8). Objections answered.
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Is Sola Scriptura in the Bible?
Is sola scriptura in the Bible? What Scripture says about Scripture, Tradition, and the Church, with 2 Timothy 3:16 and other objections answered.
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Why Do Catholics Call Priests “Father”?
Why do Catholics call priests Father if Matthew 23:9 says call no one father? Paul called himself a father too. The Bible answer, objections included.
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Why Do Catholic Bibles Have 7 More Books?
Why do Catholic Bibles have 7 more books? The deuterocanonical books explained: the Septuagint, Hebrews 11, early councils, Luther, and Trent.
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Is the Church the Pillar and Foundation of Truth? (1 Timothy 3:15)
Is the Church the pillar and foundation of truth? What 1 Timothy 3:15 means, how Christ protects His Church, and Protestant objections answered.
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Was Peter the First Pope? The Bible on the Rock and the Keys
Was Peter the first pope? Matthew 16, the keys of Isaiah 22, John 21 and the early Church show Christ made St. Peter the rock. Objections answered.
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Why Do Catholics Confess Sins to a Priest?
Why confess to a priest? Jesus gave His apostles power to forgive sins (John 20:23). The Bible case for confession, with Protestant objections answered.