#12269 Fourth of July Mysteries, Mortal Sin After Baptism, and Genesis vs. Ancient Myths - Jimmy Akin

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🗓️ 4 July 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

What’s really in a hot dog? Why does the letter “s” look like “f” in the Declaration of Independence? Are bald eagles actually bald? On this unique Fourth of July edition of Catholic Answers Live, we dive into five fun mysteries of Independence Day. Plus, callers ask deep theological questions: Did Christ always have a human nature? Can Genesis reflect ancient myths while remaining divinely inspired? Did the apostles expect the Second Coming in their lifetimes? Is it possible that angels are saints from a previous universe? And what happens to grace when a baptized person commits mortal sin?

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Questions Covered:

03:30 – Top 5 Mysteries of the 4th of July
14:25 – Why do some oppose the Traditional Latin Mass?
15:43 – Did Christ always possess a human nature, or did God gain a human nature at the moment of the Incarnation? What is the best language to describe this mystery?
18:28 – Could Genesis incorporate contemporary myths like the Mesopotamian flood stories to explain God’s actions, such as the Flood, using familiar cultural narratives?
31:47 – Why did the Church transition from severe fasting to weekly abstinence and now allows other penances in the US? Is this spiritual progression good or bad?
42:08 – Did the apostles believe the Parousia (Second Coming) was imminent during their lifetimes?
48:32 – Is it conceivable that angels are saints from a previous iteration of the universe?
52:22 – Does a baptized person who commits a mortal sin lose all grace until Confession, despite the indelible mark of baptism?

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0:11.5	Learn more at realestateforlife.org. Hello and welcome to Catholic Answers Live.
0:32.2	Happy Independence Day to you.
0:35.1	Happy 4th of July.
0:40.7	If you're not in the United States, we celebrate on the 4th July because it's the day that we declared our independence from... We threw off the shackles of our
0:49.1	British overlords. And that's why if you're... No offense to our British, former British overlords. No, as a matter of fact, if you're in Great Britain, you go to the top of the line today.
0:58.0	Your call goes to the top of the line, because we'd like to wish you...
1:02.0	That's just all mean.
1:03.0	Celebrate with us.
1:04.0	That's all mean. But that is exactly what happened.
1:09.0	And it seems to me that it all worked out, So I don't know. But if you have hard feelings about it, I'm really sorry about your feelings. Is that how you do that? I'm not sorry about the independence, but I'm sorry about your feelings. But hey, 4th of July here in the United States, by the way, that was Jimmy Aiken.
1:27.6	Jimmy Aiken is our guest, and it's going to be asked me anything with Jimmy Aiken, but an
1:31.4	internet variety.
1:32.1	We've got a whole lot of questions from the internet for Jimmy.
1:36.6	So first of all, let me welcome you, Jimmy.
1:38.8	Happy fourth to you.
1:40.8	Happy Fourth of July to you, Sikell it. That's a very early salutation, because, of course, we are pre-recording this, because we'll be doing...
1:49.5	Why not?
1:50.0	Yeah, because why not?
1:50.9	We'll be doing Fourth of July stuff on the Fourth of July, and that brings me to a set of
1:55.5	questions I have for you, Jimmy, because you are known for solving mysteries, so I assembled five mysteries of the Fourth of July.
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