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In Vitro Fertilization: Where Does the Catholic Church Stand?
Is the Catholic Church against in vitro fertilization? If so, why? Isn’t this a compassionate response for couples who want to have children, but either or both spouses have medical conditions that make this unlikely?
Christ’s Real Presence
Why is it that some Catholics do not believe in Christ’s real presence in the Eucharist?
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Suffering from Natural Disasters
Why do you think God inflicts such natural disasters on many innocent, God-loving people?
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‘Asleep in Christ’
In my Bible readings I come across passages about “those asleep in Christ.” What is meant by those “asleep in Christ?”
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Sharing Communion Is Rarely Permitted
May a Catholic give or invite a non-Catholic to receive holy Communion? Wouldn’t that promote our efforts toward ecumenism?
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How Many People Have Received the Stigmata?
Who besides St. Francis of Assisi and St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina have received the stigmata, the marks of Christ’s five wounds? Have any women received the stigmata?
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Why Is the Pope Called the ‘Supreme Pontiff’?
According to Webster’s New World College Dictionary, the definition for the pope is “supreme pontiff.” Why is that?
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