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Can Bishops give dispensations from certain marriage vows?
If, for instance, someone tells me that his bishop said he could get a vasectomy because having children with his wife in the future is likely to be injurious to her health. Should he be able to produce some sort of documentation that says he can do…
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How do young earth creationists explain the evidence for ice ages?
I am interested to know how those with a "Young Earth" viewpoint (i.e., the earth is approximately 6,000 years old) see the apparent evidence of the ice ages, i.e. that ice sheets formed and eroded the landscapes we see today. Unlike evolution,…
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What is the biblical basis for the belief that God likes or feels affection toward us?
To some people, and even to Christians at times, it seems difficult to believe that the all-powerful Creator of the Cosmos likes or feels affection for humans personally. This was the topic of a recent question addressed to the Catholic perspective.…
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In which one of the four Gospels is the Old Testament quoted the most?
In which one of the four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John) is the Old Testament quoted the most?
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What is the basis for the Catholic teaching that artificial birth control is wrong?
I understand that the original commandment to be fruitful and multiply involves reproduction. However, planning to wait a little bit here and there seems reasonable enough.
So, what is the reasoning or the basis from which the Catholic Church…
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What is the origin of the story that James had knees as hard as a camel's, because of his praying?
I'm reading John Pollock's "The Apostle - A Life Of Paul" and, at page 85 of the 1969 print, he states that
James was a man of such devotion that long praying had made his knees as hard as camel's, tradition says [...]
He doesn't apply a note…
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What does the Bible say about people with mental illness?
Some people with mental illness might do lots of things that are unpredictable and considered sin, up to killing themselves, or possibly forget anything about Jesus and salvation.
So, what does the Bible say about them as in will they still be…
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What are the Biblical arguments against Transubstantiation?
Catholics believe that the bread and wine in the communion change into the body and blood (and divinity) of the Lord Jesus Christ. They taught that the bread and wine are no longer bread and wine despite of the fact that it appears bread and wine.…
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How does the doctrine of Papal Infallibility account for Peter's error?
I understand that the Catholic Churches teaches the doctrine of Papal Infallibility. How does that account for the Scripture that references Peter's error?
But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he
stood condemned.…
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Who was Darius the Mede?
And Darius the Mede received the kingdom, being about sixty-two years old. [Daniel 5:31]
I have read much about the possible identities of Darius the Mede; to me, the most convincing alias is that of Gabaru (mentioned in Nabonidus Chronicle column…
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What are the differences in belief regarding Hesychasm between the Chalcedonian (Eastern) and Non-Chalcedonian (Oriental) Orthodox Churches?
I got into a discussion recently regarding the differences (or lack thereof) between the Oriental and Eastern Orthodox Churches. I'm aware that the Oriental Churches are Miaphysites, while the Eastern Churches are Dyophysites.
My question is, has…
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What is the basis for arguing that Paul should have been selected as the 12th apostle instead of Matthias?
Commentators on the story of Acts 1:15–26, where the Apostles select Matthias to replace Judas as the 12th apostle, often say vague things like:
Some have held that the choice of Matthias was unauthorized and that he was never accepted as an…
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Can priests (or popes) administer sacraments in a liturgy other than their own?
As I understand it, the Roman Catholic Church consists of a number of "particular churches" with separate liturgical traditions. For example, the Ruthenian and Hungarian Greek Catholic Churches use the Byzantine liturgy, the Armenian Catholic…
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What is the significance of the three distinct aspects of the temptation of Eve in the garden?
Genesis 3 indicates that there were three distinct aspects of the temptation of Eve:
So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was
a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one
wise, she took of…
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Did Jonah fail the test of a prophet?
I came across an article on the FAIR Mormon wiki that discusses the prophetic test (Deut. 18). It applies the test on some Biblical prophets, and shows how someone could claim these prophets fail the test.
The one I find interesting is Jonah's…
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