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I am Edgar Lujano, filling in for Cy Kellett today.

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And you know what? We were just having way too much fun with Tom Nash. We called, we called Tim and said, Tim, you know what, stay home. Don't even worry about it. Tom Nash has it from here. He's grabbed the bowl by the horns and he's like, let's tackle this. So instead of just continuing and asking me anything, sacraments, let's just open it up to all Catholicism questions.

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Ask your question. Any question you want on Catholicism. Tom,

do you have something to say? Yes. John in Oklahoma City had talked about whether somebody could receive the sacrament of confirmation validly in a state of grave sin, immortal sin. And I think the argument could be that they would, but it would still be vain.

It's like two people could be validly married and consent to marriage,

but it would be counterproductive that they could be validly married if they hadn't gone to confession

and still validly receive it.

But one has put a grave impediment if one received the sacrament

of confirmation in a state of sin. I'm looking at one of my reference books, and it talks about,

you know, a person must believe, no one believe the mysteries of the faith. It doesn't say,

though, that someone as far as sacrament, excuse me, being in a state of grace,

however, to receive confirmation when you're being called, to go out and be a witness to all

people, to receive it in a state of grave sin is to be, even though valid, you are putting

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