Does The Catholic Church Still Teach Purgatory & Indulgences? | The Catholic Talk Show
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In this episode, the guys talk about the Biblical basis for Purgatory and Indulgences and what the Catholic Church actually teaches about them.
Episode 77
In this episode, you will learn:
• Is Purgatory in The Bible?
• What is Purgatory actually like?
• Does The Catholic Church sell indulgences?
• What do Indulgences do?
• Is Limbo still taught by the Church?
• and much more
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You probably won't see this. But you guys are helping me alot with my conversion to Catholicism. Ive been mocked because of it. You not only teach. You make me feel not alone. Thank you.
Jesse we see it, and we are so grateful that you are being helped by our talks. We will pray for you!
@@CatholicTalkShow 😁 did not expect this. Thank you so much. Praying for y'all aswell. 💪
Jesse I'm right there with you. I'm totally all-in but haven't told my Protestant friends yet. 😇
You are not alone, I will pray for you.
@you are not alone brother! Catholic strong 💪🏽
As someone who has lost 2 babies in miscarriage, thank you Father Rich!!! I’m an so thankful for the mercy God can show my children that never made it to earth to be baptized.
I have lost two babies too to miscarriage. Thank you Father Rich.
After being away from the church for some years, I confessed some pretty horrendous things. Things Most would never forgive if they were done to me or you.
My penance was to prepare a path to bring others to the faith in the way I was inspired to come back. It’s years later and I’ve brought my family and some friends to Catholicism…. I will be continuing this penance for the rest of my life as a mission
Amen puji Tuhan.
How wonderful! God bless you in abundance👐👐🕯🕯🕯
Fantastic talk coming from a cradle Catholic. Keep up this wonderful show! AMEN. ✨🙏✨
I have said it before and I will say it again. I LOVE when Ryan Dellacrosse asks questions. He is the everyman in the group and his questions allow for a deeper conversation. I am a huge fan of the show and I am so grateful for the knowledge given in each episode
Theres the everyman priest, the everyman nerd (no offence), and the everyman everyman!
You do know that wearing short shorts & leggings ( immodesty), missing 1 mass without good excuse, birth control in marriage, or not giving up something EVERY Fri. are MORTAL sins, according to a Catholic list. WHO decides & does it change? This is so man-made with plenty of excuses. TRUST JESUS. AND HIS DEATH, RESURRECTION, HIS WORD SPECIFICALLY (not reading SO MUCH into it). You laugh so much, about this "grave" matter. Assures me this is not believable.
@@susanburrows810 Yes, *how DARE* the Church guide people to Christ! I'm sure Jesus doesn't care if you sin, right? 🤔
Love you guys and the discussions you have 🙂. I live in the UK and currently an Anglican but will be converting to Catholicism next year...God willing 🙏. I learn so much from you you!
I don't know about anyone else but I'm overjoyed that Father Rich and Delacross handled Scheel like educated and compassionate men. I agree with Father Rich a thousand percent. You don't know until your in the that situation. Best episode.
Steamrolling someone whose valid point of view you are uncomfortable with and positing that no one else but you is qualified to have an opinion that matters as much as yours is not an "educated and compassionate" way of handling a disagreement. This was a rare miss for Father and he did not come off well.
I believe father actually came across perfect! We do not know the full extent of Gods mercy and saying otherwise is false!
Hello Gentlemen, and thank you for your service .. I am new to your channel and have returned to my faith after a long time, including not attending Church for a very long time.. I am now for the past year going attending church every Sunday with my 11 year old son .. He is now serving at mass.. I am joining Knights and volunteering at events for the church... My journey back home to my faith wouldn't have been the same if it weren't for your channel.. Your talks have greatly improved my experience and education.. Thank you...Thank you ❤
Am I the only one on Sunday...wishing mass was longer? I feel sad that it goes by so fast! There is 168 hours in a week.....giving Jesus 1 full hour is not to much to wish for! Though I do my best to keep Jesus with me..every minute, of every day!
Those men are 3 good brothers in Christ! A very lively conversation for sure!
This is one thing I can’t get behind the whole Infants in Limbo or Unbaptized Children in Hell, who hasn’t reached age of reason. Since GOD is Not bound by his own Sacraments. Jesus is a Very Merciful God and I am 100% believe those souls are absolutely in Heaven.
Thank goodness for Ryan S for actually defending the traditional belief on Limbo of the Infants. It's borderline Pharisaical to say that the Church has never formally defined the doctrine, therefore I don't have to believe it. No saint, doctor, pope, or council even questioned the idea of Limbo of the Infants until modern times. St. Augustine even believed that unbaptized infants who die suffer both pain of loss and pain of sense!
Ryan S is 100% correct to say that if you throw out limbo of the infants, the Church's teaching on salvation crumbles. That's why limbo of the infants was formulated in the first place. Denial of limbo leads to denial of original sin, denial of the effectiveness and necessity of Baptism, denial of the Immaculate Conception, or outright universalism. It's telling that the priest and the other Ryan wouldn't (or couldn't) directly address any of Ryan S's arguments.
Of course God is not legally bound by the sacraments and he can choose to save anyone he wants 'outside the system', but there is no reason to positively say, like the priest and the other Ryan in this video, that God's mercy is infinite therefore all unbaptized babies who die go to Heaven. At best, we can hope and pray that they do, but even then, there's an argument to be made that in God's omniscience, Limbo of the Infants is a mercy for the children who end up there.
Unbaptized babies are absolutely not damned to Hell, and the Church has never taught that they are. That is the whole idea behind Limbo. Since baptism is a normative prerequisite to enter Heaven, then we cannot presume that unbaptized children will be there. However, since they have not committed personal sin, they will not be condemned to the hell of the damned. Since they are not damned, Limbo would not be a place of suffering and punishment. It would be a paradise, but without the beatific vision. That said, God is not limited by His sacraments, so there may very well be unbaptized children in Heaven, just as we allow that non-Christians MAY make it to Heaven in a way known only to GOD. Just as people who die before baptism may be graced by the baptism desire, there could theoretically be a baptism of the parent's desire. My wife has lost five babies to miscarriage. We would definitely have had them baptized like our other children, and we hope to see them in Heaven, but we do not presume we will.
Maybe they are baptized after death.
@@mn22286 they never said that all unbaptized babies go to heaven
Here's the one thing about Limbo that is often overlooked: it is not a bad place! It is a place of peace and happiness. There is no sin or strife there, no fear, no violence, no pain. It is a lot like the Garden of Eden before Adsm and Eve sinned. It is a lot like Heaven, actually, the only difference is that the babies in Limbo never get to see God face to face---that requires grace and unbaptized babies lack grace.
And it is a defined doctrine of the Church. Several popes have said so. St. Augustine reports that St. Paul taught the doctrine.
Ryan D, thank you as well. I remember as a child my mother putting holy water on her miscarried baby and crying that the baby would be in the arms of Jesus. Ryan R., tonight you have made me sad and very disappointed.🙏
I've learned a lot from this show and y'all are confirming my decision that converting to Catholicism is the right choice.
Welcome Home!
Dulu saya protestan, tetapi ketika saya tertarik pada Katolik, saya belajar memahami perbedaan dan daya memahami didikan dan ajaran Katolik, saya menemukan dari pemahaman saya bahwa Katolik adalah didikan agama yang mengajarkan bagaimana menjadi teladan dari didikan ajaran sebagai pengikut Kristus dari sikap tindakan kita.
Amen.
Ya Amen
Jesse and Mandy, there are many, many supporters behind you. We will pray for you and have your back. We will also pray for those you left behind who can't fathom what you were thinking. Maybe one day they will join you!
@curious george
Limbo was never a formal doctrine of the church. It was more of a theological theory to try to explain what we didn't understand. It was never myth but it has been abandoned because it does not suffice to provide the answers. Of course it was man made. No problem with that.
@curious george
Sure theory is man's effort to make sense out of what we know and to try to bridge the implications of what we know to try to understand what is not revealed. I trust you don't have any problem with that concept. When science tries to bridge from what we know to what we don't know they also develop theories, and like limbo, they are tested. When a theory works it is advanced. We don't consider scientific theories to be fairy tales and I don't think that term applies to religious issues either.
Maybe you need to make a more direct statement of your concern or issue so it can be addressed.
@curious george
You: scientific theories are advanced through testing, evidence and proof.
Me: Before you equated theories with fairytales. I guess now theories are OK. Look, when discussing religious doctrine the same principle applies. There are certain things which seem to be firm principles and then implications from them. You deal with those implications by developing theories to try to explain them. Then you let people interact with your theory over time and see if it holds water.
My guess is that your issue is with religion in general and not with Limbo or religious theories. If that is the case we can have a more productive discussion if we go directly to where your issue is. I think I have answered the issue you brought up.
Father Richard, I like how he conducts himself all the time. Always careful what to say or how to react.
There is Baptism of Desire and who knows what the soul knows when it dies....a baby on earth may not intellectually know things, but the soul of an infant, so recently leaving its creator would surely know Him and choose Him
Okay, the Inquisition reminds me of family gatherings.
That's what this program is. I feel like listening in on a their conversation 😂😇😷✝️💜👂
good pitch Father!!
impressive!!! good to see young catholic men on fire for the faith
I love the title of this episode. If we need to question, "Does the Church still teach...?" it reveals the catechetical failure of the Church in the US and of the hierarchy.
Sad, isn't it?
Love the show guys! I love how friends can have heated discussions and disagreements and still be friends. That is severely lacking in today's world.
Myself as a convert Catholic from Episcopalian I understand the original sin that we born out of, I believe therefore Purgatory to me is a “ norm” not an exception , although by grace of God ‘s mercy hope to be short if not avoidable.
I usually just listen through Podcast, but I had to see the reactions from the last few arguments and statement from Fr Rich. Well said. I couldn't agree more and thanks for this podcast/video.
I never understood Sin and Purgatory talking about in details of this even when I was young and in CCD. I grew up in the church and walked away from the church before Confirmation. This year in Easter Season I got confirmed.
Dosa adalah perbuatan kita yang tidak sesuai dengan ajaran kebenaran Tuhan, ya guna punya Tuhan mengajarkan kita kebenaran.
I’m way late on the comments but as someone who was once an atheist you fellas, along with ascension and especially Father Mike have helped me so much. Your videos are outstanding and I listen to them daily. I have to say I understand both sides of that last fiery dialogue and I love the passion from all 3 of you. It’s clear even when you argue that you all love eachother but man if it doesn’t give me the feeling of watching my family fight and argue... yeesh! I’m nothing but a newcomer but when I hear the sides presented I have to stand with Father Rich and Ryan D on this one; I may be new to this but if there is one thing I truly believe it’s that God’s greatest power is his mercy and love and when father spoke about putting a “theological ideal before God” I could feel the Spirit in his words. God bless you three and may you keep creating videos all the way to the nursing home!
Well said! 👍
I must be totally strange because I wish Mass lasted longer than it does lol. I like it when the priest goes slow and pauses long pauses so what’s happening can sink in and take hold of my spirit. I look forward all week to being at Mass and I don’t want it to be over too quickly lol seriously
You can enjoy the sacrifice of the Mass everyday on the internet. EWTN has a lovely one hour Mass with the Franciscan Friars of the Eternal Word that has some Latin, some English and the most exquisite choir you've ever heard ! Treat yourself to daily Mass and spiritual Communion. It'll deepen your inner communion with God, the Pearl without Price. I also recommend daily Chaplet of Divine Mercy and St. Gertrude's Prayer to release souls from Purgatory.😊✝♾💟
@@ET-sp8dy Thank you, I am in need of God's love and his word in my life.
I'm not sure if you do but I recommend attending traditional Latin mass. It has so much more to it. I've been to both the traditional and new mass and nothing compares to the beauty of the traditional mass.
I love your show and am thankful for your program.
I was very upset with the topic as I think I got a better understanding of Purgatory BUT was I thought about this all day.
I know that time is eternal and time is not like here on earth.
I am so concerned that “dear God please don’t let me die with any sin “ so that I may NOT have to be in Purgatory.
I try to go to Confession every 2 months to keep from sin and know that I am not a saint and that also concerns me.
I had to stop watching the program and did NOT get to the indulgences. Will try to finish watching the show. Please keep me in your prayers.
Setiap hari saya berdoa, saya selalu mengakui dosa saya di hadapan Tuhan, artinya sekecil dosa kita, kita harus mengakui dosa kita di hadapan Tuhan, saya mengalaminya sendiri, ketika saya melakukan sekecil masalah apapun saya bawa kehadapan Tuhan dan mengakuinya di hadapan Tuhan setiap berdoa. Jika tidak maka dosa itu akan terjadi sesuai dengan kekuatan dosa yang kita lakukan.
Since I first saw your talk show, I got so interested in your discussion as Catholic. I am now searching or catching up with your other topics. You three are truly gifts of God to us who longed to deepen our Catholic faith. Thank you so much!👏🙏❤️
Ryan Scheel, I want to applaud you on how 'on the mark' your research on these teachings are and how much i have learnt from this show, but i must say in the response to the inquisition question, i have to agree with Ryan and Fr Rich. I do believe that His love and mercy out ways anything we could ever comprehend and He is true Justice, and i have to believe that it is true Justice for unborn babies and babies without knowledge or consent who are unbaptised, can still go to heaven. I believe it would be more unjust to say that they couldn't especially since they are truly innocent.
but keep up the great work, I LOVE THIS SHOW SO MUCH. God Bless to you all
Ryan, regarding your last arguments, God created the sacraments, but He is not tied to them. His mercy is infinitely greater than anything.
When you put it like that, when Jesus says He is Lord of the Sabbath, it makes more sense to me.
Ryan S. is intellectual. But I love Ryan D's and Fr. Richard's wisdom in this video. Anyway, my prayers for your ministry. God bless you!
My 2 year old passed away without baptism. And a miracle occurred regarding her death. I would love to share my testimony with you regarding unbaptised baby's. Mother Mary's role in it, and what she does for the children.
Sincerely,
A devout Catholic woman thanks to this miracle.
I would love to hear it
Me too
This is so helpful, I'm on my way to joining the Catholic church from being protestant by birth bc of my family. It truly feels like my soul is home when I attend mass. Feels like coming home. God bless you guys
I converted last April. As good as it is getting, it only gets better. Welcome home, my friend.
@@billromansky9716 thank you, God bless you 🙏
You will never regret by being obedient to the calling of the Holy Spirit.
Welcome home. I am a convert as well...LOVE the Catholic Doctrine and the way the Mass is presented... we love the Holy Trinity above all, Mary and the saints.... what a rich faith we have!
God bless 🕯🕯🕯⚘
another great episode! thank you for filming
Great episode. Father Pagano you still have your head in my opinion.
Well said Father Richard! Thank you❤️❤️
Loved the end!
Three theological views, arguing over final truth, all seeking God. At odds, but respectful. This is what Catholic (which means universal) is.
Looking forward to many more debates.
For me the doctrine of purgatory is one of the most important doctrines of the church, it answers all of my questions, and the prayers for the dearly departed has given me such peace and clarity.
We RC are often called the Jews of the Christian world... I couldn't agree more lol
Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam... it fits Perfectly into our Mass at, well, all points.
Why do I say this? because we RC did not invent Pergatory... our elders, the Jews taught the world pergatory and we have a very Jewish Rabbi who is the proper head of our church who became more than a Jew... he became the Second Moses and That is Catholicism, friends. We are on our way to the New Jerusalem... Heaven!
My trad priests passes to me Dr Brant Pitre, The Jewish Roots of Mary.
@@urpgag2. The rcc came up with
purgatory to get $.
@@ewaldradavich7307 The references that they use here for the idea of purgatory is extremely vague and misleading.
Purgatory does not exist and there is absolutely no Scripture reference to prove it.
@@anthonylowder6687 . Amen. None so blind
Great discussion guys towards the end.
This show was brutally honest, I loved the energy and belief you all displayed. Cheers 🙇♀️
Ya saya memahami ajaran Katolik secara mendalam dan bertindak dalam iman kepercayaan saya.
@@okcepeninatule-iz8os ?
I really enjoyed this episode thank you. I'm currently reading a book by Mary C. Moorman called "Indulgences: Luther, Catholicism, and the Imputation of Merit". It's a bit of a slow read for me, I'm not an academic, but learning a lot from it and I highly recommend.
Pray for purgatory please nice people 🙏
Just started watching show on utube. Its great. Thanks from sydney australia
I'm with Fr. Rich.....preach it
One day, the inquisition is going to turn into a boxing match..lol..you guys are great.
This channel has been an absolute blessing. You gentlemen have helped bring me closer to my Faith through knowledge and laughter. I appreciate the banter, wisdom, and insight this channel provides. You're all in my prayers for God to continue to enlighten you, strengthen you, and bring you Peace.
That being said, there's complete arrogance shown in this episode with boxing God in. He is GOD, and HE can decide with His infinite Love and total discretion, how to handle any and all things beyond our own understanding. To presume otherwise is flat out disregarding His merciful Heart. Some people who have had NDEs even talked about miscarried babies being up in heaven to greet them. May Jesus be cradling them all in His vast and loving arms forever and ever 🙏
Thoroughly enjoyed you guys all the way from Australia.... fantastic show. God bless you and your work 🙏
I love you guys!! This show was just great! xxxx
Regarding indulgences all I say is "God, I've tried my best to fulfill all the requirements...use this indulgence as you see fit for such and such a person". Just leave it to the mercy of God and don't get bogged down in the details or worry unnecessarily about the distribution of the indulgence.
it's nice to hear the fact that there is too little time to contemplate our sins prior to the "i confess statement" I've felt that way for a long tome. I also wish that was part of every mass but it is not. Thank you guys for honest, relevant conversations about our Catholic faith. I realize how poorly i was catechized and am seeking to know - truly know my Catholic faith. Praying for you
Tracey I am right there with you. I always wonder if I just forgot everything or was merely never taught things to begin with. I am 66 yrs old and learning so much between this podcast and Fr Mike’s talks. He is so good. I thank God for both.
I also Google a lot of things Catholic especially people and find so many beautiful prayers. IFound a novena to my patron St Rita!
@@ritahamscher9324 I know I wasn’t catechized well. I’ll be 60 later this year. This will sound strange but I’m thankful for Covid because out of it, came a hunger to learn. A deep longing for the Eucharist and a need for better understanding of the Church teachings. For years I was told that we can eat meat on Fridays except during Lent- no mention of doing anything else to replace the abstinence. I’ve had several people argue this fact with me. Converts and cradle Catholics alike. I’ve learned so much and just want to keep learning. God bless!
Great show guys! I’m so thankful that I stumbled across this channel because it has been an absolute blessing to me. ❤️ I’m learning a lot about the Catholic faith and y’all explain all of these truths so clearly. I’m in the same boat as Jesse and Mandy but I haven’t yet taken the step of seeking out RCIA. (Doing a lot of reading based on some of the books you mention in your episodes though.) Oh, and I loved the slightly salty ending of this episode...🤣
ho ho our small groups can defo get salty haa ha
One of my bosses years ago told me she left the Catholic Church because the thought of little innocent babies eternally in Limbo is cruel. I told her it was never an official teaching--but only a theory. How sad she wasn't properly taught in Catholic school.
I always thought that when we sin as adults we like little kids don’t know the impact it’s perpetuating from our physical surroundings to our spiritual surroundings . Kinda like a 2-4 year old yelling in mass about how he or she wants a snack or a toy to play with and no matter how many times you tell them it’s naughty they don’t truly understand how much he or she is disrupting others around him or her how much it takes to fix that distraction or issue and how much it makes others maybe fall into sin themselves because of the anger it induces in some instances . So the older we get the more conscience of our actions impacts we have , but we get to a point as adults no matter what age that we are like silly 2-4 year old kids in Gods eyes because we only have up to a certain brain capacity like little children of 2-4 years compared to Gods intelligence and understanding so we don’t fully grasp our actions and how they hurt our spiritual and physical surroundings as well as we adults would like to believe. I think God takes that into consideration .
Also my wife and I hadn’t gone to communion because technically we cannot go to confession first since we we haven’t been married in the church but only by court for like 12 years unfortunately. We have all of our other sacraments as far as baptism ,first holy communion, and confirmation. We felt something within us to change our wrong doings . We desired heavily to go to confession last year . Now since November 2019 we came to our pastor Fr Ed at St Vincent de Paul in Austin Tx and he set us on the path to get our marriage convalidated so we can get rite with our religion and receive communion once again . Please to say we are doing this on May 29 2020 after all the classes and other goals we had to reach before this was allowed . We are so happy and have been sexually Celibate on top of other things we each are extremely happy and stress free coincidentally more than when we where sexually active and pre marriage cohabitating . It’s a trip and we are ecstatic to be good with the church soon and back on the rite track . We have we can now on the 29th of May go to confession and get convalidated and take communion on the same day!!! Gods direction and Mercy is truly incredible we love you guys God bless .
Absolutely AMEN guys 👏🙏♥️
Love you guys!😊
I stand by Fr. Rich and Ryan Dellacrosee's view about limbo. Although not everything is set on stone and the Church may not have concrete teachings about limbo we have our faith we can rely on. Faith that we have a good, all knowing, loving and merciful God who can extend immense grace simply because He is a loving God.
Thank you Father Rich. I feel so much better.🙏🙏🙏
With all due respect to you people, this is the most discombobulated, scattershot , purely imaginary speculatatory conversation about a non-existent 'place" I've ever heard!!😐😐😐 Read the Epistle to the Hebrews,people!! Hebrews does away with both the non-existent ",Purgatory " as well as the so-called "Mass", which the majority of Roman Catholics no longer believe in anyway!! What a crock Roman Catholicism is!!!😣😣😣
L C Ringo what do you care then, why turn on the video? Don't bother me!
Love you guys.
I like to think of purgatory as a halfway house before you can handle even the lowest rungs of heaven.
Father Pagano I am so so grateful to have listened to Gods call to join SJP2 and become a Catholic. This show isnt afraid to tackle all kinds of difficult issues. It is helping me personally so much. This episode in particular was not only helpful in understanding and shall I say even adopting the concept of purgatory, but then for you to end it with the concept that God's mercy is beyond human conceptualization...all babies go to Heaven...just reaffirms my understanding of God's calling to me. Thank you for your devotion to ministry. May God bless you in abundance.
This is the problem with the church today. Priests are more concerned with making people feel good than they are about teaching the truth. They think they’re taking the better path, but in reality it’s doing a tremendous disservice to their flocks. Our diocese isn’t allowed to use the words “Hell, purgatory” and “sin.” No wonder people no longer believe in them. I’m with Ryan on this one. God is perfect mercy, but he is also perfect JUSTICE.
Ryan Sheel*
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Saint Faustian saw purgatory. I think we should go with that. Also her vision is consistent we previous visions.
Honestly would have liked to see how the... "debate" ended haha. Keep up the good work lads!
David - It’s still going on. We’ve been texting and calling each other. Lots of salt. More salt than Lot’s wife.
@@CatholicTalkShow lol...calm down boys!
My favourite topics!
Prayed for someone with deadly sin and instantly felt really bad and that I shouldn't have done that, has anyone else had this happen?
Lol the part at limbo
Everyone was getting heated lol
A lot of “DONT YOU”
😂😂😂🤣😂😂
Great video guys
I like the idea of piling up the partial indulgences 😂😂😂
Wow!! One of your best shows yet!! My mom was from "old" school explaining Limbo as a place where God is present BUT because of the original on their soul they do not see his face.
Good morning, God bless always ❤️✝️
Im a cradle Catholic who left 20 years ago
Indulgences, purgatory clearly shows the vanity of the Roman church. Denying the redemptive act of Christ is heresy. No wonder St Peters is so beautiful.
Fear and terror built it. Forgive mother church Lord.
The Sacraments are made by God but they are not made for God. God's Mercy isn't a sacrament it's Who He is which means God can act outside of them if He so chooses
Catholicism is a religion that focuses on sin when the Church should be focused on Jesus and His message of love, charity and out-reach.
Your discussion re. purgatory and indulgence shows the Church unable to move from the Middle Ages (1500) to the modern day.
So much of Catholicism alienates people because the bottom line of Catholicism is to sit in a pew and watch the priest do everything.
Any Catholic who tends to activism soon grows unhappy and moves on.
In an age when the Church' is having trouble attracting young American men to the priesthood, the Church is getting its future priests from Africa, India and other emerging countries.
I am from a large family with many young people in their midst.
Most of the family are active Catholics, but once their children (boys and girls) move from the family to live on their own, the young people refuse to go to Church.
When the chips are down, the future of the Catholic Church is in question!
In an aparation, the Virgin Mary said that she baptizes all the babies that fall victim to abortion. I think she baptizes all babies who pass away
Just saw this episode and it was very thought provoking. I am 73 so grew up with the concept of purgatory. What I have never understood was how indulgences are applied. For example, if I am offering up my prayers, acts, etc for the souls in purgatory can I offer them up for specific individuals or for specific groups, as in family members who have died and might be in purgatory? If all prayers go into a "pool" how are they distributed. I doubt anyone knows the answer for sure, and I apologize for asking such a stupid one, but I often feel guilty if I don't offer my actions up for any family that might still need "help". 😊 Love the show and I also believe that God would not punish the souls of unborn or newly born children who were not able to be baptized by sending them to hell. He is a good and merciful God.
I had no idea relics should never be sold. I was excited to buy one that I found. Is it ok that I paid for it or what do I do with it now? My jaw literally dropped.
Father please follow your discussion on endless mercy I agree with the two of you
Can you please do an episode about the sacraments of the Catholic church? I have some none Catholic friends who always ask me why there are so many sacraments in the Catholic church, and I try to explain it based on what I was taught and myself tried to find in the bible, but I sometimes struggle to explain this clearly.
Check videos I believe that did an episode on the Sacraments. But one thing you need to remind your friends that the Church did not implement the sacraments, Jesus himself implemented all 7 sacraments for the Church. All 7 are in the bible.
First time I heard about purgatory in a homily was at TLM just saying.
What is TLM?
@Eramon989 traditional latin mass
Thank you
@Sterling Crowne i stopped listening to man made religions. Your religion is man made so nothing you say matters. Not even your sola scriptura Can be found in scripture.
@Sterling Crowne anyone who goes to TLM understands it. We have missals. Nothing is hidden from us. Try again.
Manual of indulgences is the book 📚 contain all indulgences
Pls make an episode on it
What if you intended to go to mass on your outing, but your family does not, and you miss mass on Sunday?
I agree with Father Rick on limbo.
Could you guys do a show sometime on “speaking in tongues”? I have seen a couple Catholic priests do this and I find it very disconcerting. What is that all about?
Please let Ryan Delacrosse finish his sentence. Sometimes he's describing an example in life, or asking a question and he gets cut off. I like the show. I've been an ordained Presbyterian pastor for 40 years. Your talk show helps me to answer questions and topics I hear from my Catholic friends. Really I should be referring them to Parish priest but, when they engage me in questions, I'm just not informed enough about Catholic church mass. I want to give good answers and not just my church view. Thanks
Please make more videos like this please! So many things in the Catholic Faith we have to know and explained to us! Thank you for this because it's also not boring! :)
Do we have to go to the cemetery to pray for someone for them to get an indulgence? My parents and their loved ones are hundreds miles away in other states.
I get so much from your show. I learn alot about things I have been concerned about. Thank you so much🙏
Ya saya sendiri selalu kuatir ketika dalam beban hidup, tetapi aku percaya dan menyerahkan beban kekuatiran saya kepada Tuhan saya percaya bagi Tuhan tidak ada yang mustahil, dari hal yang tidak mungkin menjadi mungkin.
I've heard it suggested that purgatory is symbolic of reincarnation (which I think is a heresy, according to the Church); but considering how much growing I have to do, and I'm already in my 40's: purgatory, reincarnation, or SOMETHING would definitely be necessary for me to achieve perfection. I don't see how anyone could achieve it in 1 lifetime. There's so much to learn and so many ways in which we must mature.
Glad I watched to the end, lol
Hope this video explains things better than my RCIA class. If I take them at their word I went into the class believing in purgatory with just a few questions and left almost convinced out of it because of the umbilical un convincing way it was presented. I'm nearly convinced that RCIA is the means in which people never even want to join the church because they know only half of what they are talking about and the explanations given are so childish and surface level they could be refuted by most middle school protestant Sunday school attendees.
keep up your journey.
Maybe this will help? www.helpersoftheholysouls.com/purgatory_corner/ScripturalBasisForPurgatory.htm
Harsh. But true...in some cases.
The argument about unbaptized babies can be summed up by this quote " God works through the sacraments but is not bound to the sacraments". Baptism is the normative means of regeneration but He is not limited to baptism to regenerate someone.
I like the scratch vs amputated thumb analogy.
The IHM sisters tought us that venial sin was like a flesh wound in battle, not good, but we can heal that ourselves with appropriate care, and continue to live. A mortal wound in battle, by definition, ends in death. It would require some exceptional intervention, to have any chance of perhaps avoiding death, as the inevitable outcome.
In the same way, the wound of mortal sin causes death of the soul (total separtion from God). The sin is a mortal wound to the soul, not only because it is a grave matter, but because it was chosen with full consent. The mortal wound to the soul can be healed....but due to the seriousness of the wound, requires the graces from the sacrament of reconciliation, and appropriate "medicine " of reparations.
“I will raise them on the last day...” isn’t that also proof of Purgatory?
I need more info on this limbo stuff. I'm super interested because I'm pregnant.
God bless
For further information look up Sensus Fidelium Limbo, there are 3 great talks regarding Limbo with references to Popes that are Saints, Dr. of the Church, St. Augustine and Church Counsels and Cathecism’s which mention it directly.
It’s like a bail bond!! 😱😱🙌
Hi guys would recommend reading 1261 in the catechism.
40:24-40:48 = Forgive me if I am wrong, but I think what you may be trying to articulate is = The final purgatorial sentencing in relation to prior "Time Served" here on earth.
I was in the Air Force and have been through simulated decontamination in which we are stripped of our contaminated clothing given a shower and then given clean clothes. I find this as an analogy to purgatory in which we are cleansed of the poison of our sins and given clean pure white robes to enter into Heaven.
What about the Baptism of Desire ?
Wow! I just watched this entire show, & really enjoyed the 3 way split ending. Each guy disagreeing with the other two, yet keeping it honest, open and brotherly. So glad I'm protestant, and don't believe any of this! Seriously, theological debates that divide Catholics, Orthodox, and Protestants between and amongst each other while mildly entertaining, must make Jesus weep.
What group is playing the opening music. Just curious!!
Father, how much does confession twice a month help us after we pass away? And what about before we die we get our last rights, the anointing of the sick by a priest? The priest gave my father his last rights before he died and said his soul is as clean as it was when he was baptized as a baby. I believed my father went straight to heaven after he died. Is that wrong? I do put my Dad’s name in the book for our church to pray for every Sunday, just in case he didn’t go straight to Heaven.
Is he in heaven?