10/09/26 - Fr. Paul Born - How Should I View the Death Penalty as a Catholic?

Fr. Paul Born currently serves as the Parochial Vicar at Mary, Queen of Martyrs Parish in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

In Today's Show:

Caller: Kate from MA

Does Catholic school replace the need for faith formation?

@JasonTsai-rd5ul

​​How can Catholics reconcile the Church’s current teaching that the death penalty is inadmissible with its historical acceptance in Scripture, the Church Fathers, and previous popes?

And how can a Catholic judge faithfully rule on death-penalty cases?

EMAIL: Leo from New York

Why do Protestants hate the book of Maccabees so much?

Caller: Jeremiah from Arizona

How are we as a nation supposed to react to the news that there will be a livestreamed execution of a person who committed a heinous crime?  How are we reacting to this as Catholics?

@DennisBolanos

Can a person get possessed by an angel?

@JosephWhitted

​​Why should I be Catholic vs. Orthodox? I'm ignorant currently but am trying to learn.

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