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Is it proper for me as a Catholic to have a living will? What does the Church teach about this?
This is not only proper but also a great service to one’s friends, relatives, or whoever must make crucial medical decisions for that person.
The term living will is not used very much now, having been replaced in the United States at least by advance medical directives and medical power of attorney.
Why do Catholics teach that purgatory exists? I can’t find it in my Bible.
Why does Jesus refer to himself much more often as the “Son of Man” than as the “Son of God”? You are right about his
Where does the Catholic Church stand on images of Christ, statues of saints, pictures of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Our Lady of Guadalupe, etc.? Is it wrong for me to have these items in my home?
Few lay men or women have been formally canonized. Most saints belonged to religious communities.
I cannot find any passage in the Gospels where Jesus condemns slavery. Have I missed something?
Father Pat McCloskey, OFM, answers questions in his Ask a Franciscan column!
