Episode References

  1. Is Religion the greatest source of violence and war?
    1. Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry
  2. Do Catholics worship Mary?
    1. Catechism of the Catholic Church and United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
  3. Why can’t non-Catholics receive Communion?
    1. Catechism of the Catholic Church
  4. Why do Catholics confess their sins to a priest?
    1. Catechism of the Catholic Church
  5. Why doesn’t the Catholic Church allow same-sex marriage?
    1. Genesis 1-2
  6. Is the Eucharist really Jesus’ body?
    1. Dr. Brant Pitre, Jesus & the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist and Teachings by Church Fathers in the early Church on the Eucharist
  7. Is the Church old-fashioned?
  8. Can God coexist with science?
    1. Thomas Aquinas- Quinque Viae and Catechism of the Catholic Church
  9. Is there salvation outside of Catholicism?
    1. Catechism of the Catholic Church
  10. Why do Catholics baptize infants?
    1. Catechism of the Catholic Church
  11. What is Transubstantiation and when does it happen?
    1. Catechism of the Catholic Church
  12. Is there proof of the existence of Purgatory in the Bible?
    1. Maccabees 12:43-45, Matthews 12:32, Revelations 21:27, and Catechism of the Catholic Church
  13. Isn’t Natural Family Planning just Catholic birth control?
    1. Catechism of the Catholic Church and United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
  14. Why can’t priests get married?
    1. Catechism of the Catholic Church
  15. Is the Church against death with dignity?
    1. Catechism of the Catholic Church and Salvifici Doloris- Saint John Paul II
  16. Can’t I worship the Lord on my own instead of going to church?
    1. Catechism of the Catholic Church
  17. Does the Church support abortions in cases of ectopic pregnancies?
    1. The Principle of Double Effect and Catechism of the Catholic Church
  18. Are relics a form of idolotry?
    1. Catechism of the Catholic Church
  19. What is discipleship and how do we practice it daily?
    1. Matthew 22:37 and Matthew 22:39
  20. Can you get to Heaven by just being a good person?
    1. John 14:6
  21. Was Mary a virgin her entire life?
    1. Samuel 6:23, Matthew 1:25, Genesis 12, and Genesis 14
  22. Can you buy indulgences to get to Heaven?
    1. Catechism of the Catholic Church
  23. What is an indulgence?
    1. Catechism of the Catholic Church and Encyclopaedia Britannica
  24. How can you obtain an indulgence?
    1. Catechism of the Catholic Church
  25. Why is organized religion necessary?
    1. The Etymology of Religion
  26. Why do we always long for more?