#12219 Is It Catholic to Oppose Abortion but Not Its Criminalization? - Jimmy Akin

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🗓️ 30 May 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Can a Catholic be personally opposed to abortion but still believe it shouldn’t be criminalized? In this segment of Catholic Answers Live, we tackle the tough intersection of morality, law, and Church teaching. Karlo Broussard explores what it means to be a Catholic in good standing, how the Church views the legal protection of human life, and where the line is drawn when it comes to public policy. A must-watch for anyone navigating pro-life convictions in a political world.

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Questions Covered:

02:50 – Dr. Bergsma proposed that the events of Holy Week were originally different than we thought. He says the last supper might have been on Tuesday. What are your thoughts on this?
07:55 – Why is the conclave kept in secrecy?
15:40 – 1 Chronicles references other books like Chronicles of Nathan and Chronicles Gad the Seer. What do we know about them, and can we read them?
16:00 – Where do we get the idea of purgatory other than Maccabees?
29:15 – What constitutes grave matter?
33:35 – Is it possible for a protestant to bring communion to a person who is homebound?
40:56 – My mom is Protestant. What is the best way to evangelize Protestants?
45:33 – Where is the line between invincible ignorance and universalism?
50:39 – Can I be a Catholic in good standing if I personally oppose abortion but also don’t think the government should criminalize it?

Transcript

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0:11.5	Learn more at realestateforlife.org. Hello and welcome to Catholic Answers live on this Friday between Ascension Thursday and Ascension Sunday.
0:37.1	So I don't know.
0:38.2	Is this part of this?
0:39.0	I don't know how that works.
0:40.4	I'm not a good liturgist, but we're happy you're here with us.
0:42.9	Thanks very much for being here with us.
0:44.3	And you're going to be happy you're here with us too because we've got Jimmy Aiken, both hours.
0:47.6	It's asked me anything with Jimmy Aiken, but you better dial quickly.
0:50.5	Just two lines open right now. 8883187-884, 3187-884. I paused only because we have the old
1:01.9	phone number on the sheet, the phone number for the pledge drive. I almost gave out the pledge drive number.
1:07.7	8883187-884. You can call and ask whatever you want, and anybody can call.
1:13.1	It's called Catholic Answers Live, but you don't have to be Catholic to call. If you've got
1:18.4	a question for Jimmy Aiken, we would love to get you on the line. 8883187-884. Jimmy Aiken,
1:25.3	the senior apologist here at Catholic Answers, the man behind
1:27.9	Jimmy Aiken's Mysterious World and the Jimmy Aiken podcast and all kinds of wonderful books,
1:32.8	including, oh, you know, the Bible is a Catholic book and a daily defense, 365 days,
1:38.2	plus one to becoming a better apologist. And I think tomorrow, I don't have a clear memory on this, but I think tomorrow maybe 31 years
1:47.6	doing this job. Hello, Jimmy Aiken. Hello, Sykelet. How you doing? I'm doing very well.
1:54.3	31 years tomorrow is, it will be my 31st anniversary at Catholic Answers. Congratulations, 31 years.
2:02.7	Thank you.
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