#423 Why are cardinals invited to the Synod of Bishops?
Ever wonder why the Church has bishops and cardinals? Why are the cardinals invited to the Synod of Bishops? Can a priest become a Cardinal…
Ever wonder why the Church has bishops and cardinals? Why are the cardinals invited to the Synod of Bishops? Can a priest become a Cardinal…
Let’s be honest: Christianity is built on seemingly irreconcilable paradoxes. God becomes human. Jesus is both God and man. Death brings life. And we’re all…
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What is Apostolic Succession? Do we really have accurate records going back to the apostles? Stephanie is the intern du jour. Please give to our…
As the joke goes: Very carefully. According to the norms established in 1978 by the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the local…
The Episcopal Church belongs to the Anglican Communion, a world-wide family of Churches. The Catholic Church and the Episcopal Church both follow the Bible and…
A bishop is a priest who receives “the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders” (CCC, 1557) and is the visible head of a particular…
The idea of the infallibility of the pope was defined at the first Vatican Council in 1869. The Council was trying to describe the teaching…
Thank you for your question about the Creed. Basically the Apostles Creed and the Nicene Creed came into being around the same time though the…
Opus Dei is what is known as a “personal prelature” of the Pope. This means that unlike a diocese or a parish, Opus Dei has…