#12028 Questions from Non-Catholics - Tim Staples

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🗓️ 17 January 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Questions Covered: 06:01 – Jerome made a comment on Titus 1:7 that the presbyters were basically the same as bishops, then there was a development that made the distinction between them, and also the papacy. How would you respond to that? 16:40 – Why do we have to learn God’s love language but he doesn’t have to learn ours? It seems like it’s a one-way relationship. 29:42 – I’ve been inquiring about Catholicism for a long time, and I agree with a lot of Catholic points. But I worry about a lot of liturgical abuse happening in the Church and that the Vatican doesn’t do anything about it. Any thoughts? 48:28 – If you are in friendship with God, but then commit a mortal sin and get hit by a train on the way to confession, do you go to Hell because you didn’t confess? Also, I have been told that Catholics are not required to confess to a priest, they can confess directly to God. How do you respond to that? …

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0:11.5	Learn more at realestateforlife.org. Welcome back to Catholic Answers Live.
0:33.1	I am Cy Kellett, your host.
0:34.9	Tim Staples is our guest.
0:36.6	A 20-year man.
0:40.2	He reached his 20-year mark this month here at Catholic Answers. And I'm just 12 years behind you. Now you got to go to confession.
0:49.5	Why? Because I'm 12 years behind? No, because, no, I'm joking because he's trying to say, he's trying to imply that he's 12 years younger than me.
0:58.8	That's what he's really trying to do.
1:01.0	No, I was not doing that. I mean, in my term here at Catholic Answers, I'm 12 years behind you.
1:07.9	I'm messing with you. I will just have to... Is it 12 years?
1:11.7	Yeah, I've been here eight, and you've been here 20.
1:14.4	Oh, my God.
1:15.2	It just seems like you've been here longer than that.
1:17.6	I guess I'm that tired of you.
1:19.7	It's drags.
1:20.7	Oh, gosh.
1:22.1	How long has you been here?
1:24.7	Yes, I'm familiar with that.
1:26.6	All right, I'll tell you what, we're only talking to
1:28.8	non-Catholics today, and there's four lines open. If you're not a Catholic, and you know what,
1:32.2	there's a lot of non-Catholics who actually wait around to talk with Tim Staples, as they know
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