Welcome to Teachings of the Catholic Church - Questions & Biblical Answers, the website version of the book comparing and contracting the teachings of the Catholic Church and the teachings found in the New American Bible for Catholics.
Just click on any of the topics or questions below to go to that page.
I hope you find this website informative and helpful and that you are encouraged to follow Jesus as your Lord and Savior regardless of what church you do or do not attend.
Sincerely in the love of Jesus,
Joe
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Contents of this Website:
About this Website and the Book
Asking Questions, Finding Answers
► Where can we find reliable answers?
► Why and how this book was written
► Should tradition be accepted and followed equally with Scripture?
► Why consider what the Fathers of the Church believed?
► Did all the Church Fathers believe in transubstantiation?
► Did all the Church Fathers believe in penance and confession to a priest?
► Did all the Church Fathers believe Mary never sinned?
► What role does Mary play in our relationship with God?
► Who does the Bible say Mary was?
► Was Mary sinless her entire life?
► Should we trust in Mary, “the ark of the covenant”?
► Should we pray to the saints?
► Does the Catholic Church endorse the veneration of images?
► Are the sacraments necessary for salvation?
► To whom should we confess our sins?
► Are priests needed to mediate between God and man?
► Do gifts and sacrifices still need to be offered for our sins?
► Does the Eucharist forgive sins?
► Are the Sacrifice of the Eucharist and the Sacrifice of Jesus one and the same?
► Are bread and wine transformed into the actual body and blood of Jesus?
► Is the Eucharist truly and actually Jesus?
► Are we reconciled to God through penance?
► Do good works contribute to the forgiveness of sins?
► Are we saved through penance and faith?
► Can we be righteous by our good works and actions so as to obtain eternal salvation?
► What are purgatory and temporal punishment?
► Do we receive justification through baptism?
The Gospel of the Catholic Church
► What is the gospel of the Catholic Church?
► Accept, Follow, and Trust Jesus Alone
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Recommended and Referenced Websites
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and I will be happy to send one to you.
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