Category: FAQ
Can I start Communion while taking a contraceptive for treatment?
QUESTION: the doctor prescribed a hormonal drug for the treatment of endometriosis, which is also a contraceptive. Can I start Communion? ANSWER: Of course, you can proceed to the Sacrament, since you are taking these drugs not for the purpose of protection, but for a therapeutic purpose.
Is it a sin to choose the lesser of two evils?
ANSWER: one should not choose one of two evils: evil offends God, no matter how “size” it may be, and impoverishes and destroys man, be it “greater” or “less”. This statement means that no evil, even less, can be the subject of free choice on the part of a person. It will always be a […]
Is it a mortal sin to smoke weed once a month?
QUESTION: is it a mortal sin to smoke weed once a month, in company with friends? ANSWER: sometimes a person does not realize that this or that action is a mortal sin, and this delusion is explained by an inadequate perception of his actions, as well as a certain way of life, in which the […]
Can a Catholic get married in a registry office, divorce and remarry?
QUESTION: if a Catholic gets married in a registry office, can he then divorce and get married in a church with another? Doesn’t this contradict the assertion that any marriage, even a civil marriage, is genuine? ANSWER: a civil marriage entered into in the registry office or in any other public form between two unbaptized […]
How to understand the words of the Apostle Paul “The existing authorities from God are established”?
QUESTION: how to understand the words from the Epistle to the Romans: “Let every soul be submissive to the highest authorities, for there is no power not from God; the existing authorities from God have been established ”? Does all this apply to state power or only to church power? But what to do if […]
Why do Catholics classify sins as “mortal” and “excusable”?
QUESTION: on what basis do Catholics divide sins into “mortal” and “everyday”? Are not all sins, without exception, mortal, excommunicating from God? There is no such distinction in the Bible. After all, it is written by the apostle James: “Whoever observes the entire law and sins in one thing, he becomes guilty of everything”? ANSWER: […]
What happened to the soul of Jesus after the Resurrection?
QUESTION: Since Jesus Christ is true God and true man, He must have a human soul. What happened to this soul after the Resurrection? ANSWER: according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which explains the basic concepts of our faith, after the Resurrection, the real real body of Jesus Christ has new properties of […]
Why does the creed attach such great importance to the resurrection of the flesh after death?
QUESTION: Why does the Christian faith attach such great importance to the resurrection of the flesh after death? Wouldn’t it be better to remain incorporeal beings, unencumbered by the laws of the material world? ANSWER: What is the need for the resurrection of the flesh?
Why do Catholics and Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter on different days?
QUESTION: why do Catholics and Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter with a difference of 1 to 5 weeks? ANSWER: the disputes about the date of the celebration of Easter, as well as the system of its calculation itself, are so complex and numerous that we will dwell briefly on only some of them.
How will we be resurrected? Will our body be the same as it is now?
QUESTION: how will we be resurrected? Will our body be the same as it is now? ANSWER: The answer to the question about our resurrection can be found in 1 Corinthians: “Christ rose from the dead, the firstborn from the dead” (15:20). We will have a body similar to His body, that is, no longer […]
