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What Color Vestments Can Be Worn at a Funeral Mass?
I have seen celebrants at funerals wear white, purple or black vestments. Are all of these colors permitted? Isn’t this a Mass of Resurrection?
Are Catholic Schools the Answer?
Why do so many graduates of Catholic schools become agnostics or atheists or join other churches? Doesn’t the Bible say that there will be great punishment for those who lead others astray?
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Anglican Bishops Who Become Roman Catholics
If a bishop from the Anglican Church or the Episcopal Church becomes a Latin-rite Catholic, is he still considered a bishop? Does he then become a recipient of apostolic succession?
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Must I Obey All Laws?
Aren’t immigration laws as binding as all other laws? Even though someone can campaign to change a law, isn’t that person obliged to obey all current laws?
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How Can a Mass Be Offered for a Single Person?
If every sacrifice of the Mass is offered for the Church, how can people request individual intentions?
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Can a Catholic Marry a Lutheran?
Will this marriage be recognized by the Catholic Church? Can a Catholic priest give a blessing?
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Were All the Apostles Single?
Were all the apostles single men when they began to follow Jesus? Is there anything in the Bible on this? Is that why the Catholic Church ordains only single men?
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