8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 6/13/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 6/13/21 8.17. Are you saying all Novus Ordo Catholics are going to hell? Read More 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 5/3/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 5/3/21 8.56. Isn’t God too loving to send people to hell? Isn’t sin really just personal brokenness? Read More 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/14/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/14/21 8.74. Doesn’t the Church today just emphasize God’s mercy over things like Hell and Judgment because it’s more loving? Read More 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/13/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/13/21 8.75. Didn’t Vatican II give us a more hopeful view of death, focused on mercy and love instead of fear and judgment? Read More 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/12/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/12/21 8.76. Isn’t judgment after death more about God understanding our hearts than passing strict sentences? Read More 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/11/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/11/21 8.77. Isn’t Heaven just about being happy and reunited with loved ones? Isn’t that what God wants for everyone? Read More 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/10/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/10/21 8.78. But doesn’t God love everyone and want everyone to be saved? Why would He send anyone to Hell forever? Read More 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/9/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/9/21 8.79. Isn’t it okay to hope that everyone is saved, since God is all-loving and wants no one to perish? Read More 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/12/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/12/21 8.107. Are you saying my devout grandmother went to Hell because she didn’t attend the Latin Mass? Read More 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/1/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/1/21 8.118. I don’t really believe in the devil or demons. That seems like a fear tactic to make people behave. Isn’t it just symbolic of evil or temptation? Read More 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 2/28/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 2/28/21 8.119. My Protestant friends say Purgatory is made up and all sin is equal. I don’t believe in it either—it feels like a scare tactic. What do traditional Catholics say about this? Read More Steve John 2/21/21 Steve John 2/21/21 8.127.13. What does the Catholic Church traditionally teach about the end times and the last days? What about the rapture, tribulation, and second coming? Read More 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 1/2/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 1/2/21 8.176. Francis said “No one is condemned forever.” Isn’t that a message of hope in God’s mercy? Read More Steve John 1/1/21 Steve John 1/1/21 8.177. Didn’t von Balthasar say we can hope Hell is empty? Isn’t that just a hopeful reflection on God’s mercy? Read More Steve John 11/23/20 Steve John 11/23/20 8.215. Why are traditional Catholic funerals solemn, with black vestments and prayers for the dead instead of celebrating life? Read More Steve John 11/22/20 Steve John 11/22/20 8.216. Why do Traditional Catholics still believe in Purgatory, indulgences for the dead, and funeral absolutions? Read More Steve John 11/21/20 Steve John 11/21/20 8.217. Why is cremation discouraged in traditional Catholicism, even if allowed today? Read More Steve John 11/21/20 Steve John 11/21/20 8.218. Why do Traditional Catholics read older catechisms like the Catechism of the Council of Trent or Baltimore Catechism? Read More Steve John 9/2/20 Steve John 9/2/20 8.298. Is there a contradiction between the post-Vatican II omission of sin, Hell, and judgment in preaching and liturgy and the traditional Catholic doctrine on the Four Last Things? Read More
8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 6/13/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 6/13/21 8.17. Are you saying all Novus Ordo Catholics are going to hell? Read More
8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 5/3/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 5/3/21 8.56. Isn’t God too loving to send people to hell? Isn’t sin really just personal brokenness? Read More
8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/14/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/14/21 8.74. Doesn’t the Church today just emphasize God’s mercy over things like Hell and Judgment because it’s more loving? Read More
8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/13/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/13/21 8.75. Didn’t Vatican II give us a more hopeful view of death, focused on mercy and love instead of fear and judgment? Read More
8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/12/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/12/21 8.76. Isn’t judgment after death more about God understanding our hearts than passing strict sentences? Read More
8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/11/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/11/21 8.77. Isn’t Heaven just about being happy and reunited with loved ones? Isn’t that what God wants for everyone? Read More
8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/10/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/10/21 8.78. But doesn’t God love everyone and want everyone to be saved? Why would He send anyone to Hell forever? Read More
8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/9/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 4/9/21 8.79. Isn’t it okay to hope that everyone is saved, since God is all-loving and wants no one to perish? Read More
8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/12/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/12/21 8.107. Are you saying my devout grandmother went to Hell because she didn’t attend the Latin Mass? Read More
8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/1/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 3/1/21 8.118. I don’t really believe in the devil or demons. That seems like a fear tactic to make people behave. Isn’t it just symbolic of evil or temptation? Read More
8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 2/28/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 2/28/21 8.119. My Protestant friends say Purgatory is made up and all sin is equal. I don’t believe in it either—it feels like a scare tactic. What do traditional Catholics say about this? Read More
Steve John 2/21/21 Steve John 2/21/21 8.127.13. What does the Catholic Church traditionally teach about the end times and the last days? What about the rapture, tribulation, and second coming? Read More
8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 1/2/21 8 - Objections, Clarifications, and Theological Challenges Steve John 1/2/21 8.176. Francis said “No one is condemned forever.” Isn’t that a message of hope in God’s mercy? Read More
Steve John 1/1/21 Steve John 1/1/21 8.177. Didn’t von Balthasar say we can hope Hell is empty? Isn’t that just a hopeful reflection on God’s mercy? Read More
Steve John 11/23/20 Steve John 11/23/20 8.215. Why are traditional Catholic funerals solemn, with black vestments and prayers for the dead instead of celebrating life? Read More
Steve John 11/22/20 Steve John 11/22/20 8.216. Why do Traditional Catholics still believe in Purgatory, indulgences for the dead, and funeral absolutions? Read More
Steve John 11/21/20 Steve John 11/21/20 8.217. Why is cremation discouraged in traditional Catholicism, even if allowed today? Read More
Steve John 11/21/20 Steve John 11/21/20 8.218. Why do Traditional Catholics read older catechisms like the Catechism of the Council of Trent or Baltimore Catechism? Read More
Steve John 9/2/20 Steve John 9/2/20 8.298. Is there a contradiction between the post-Vatican II omission of sin, Hell, and judgment in preaching and liturgy and the traditional Catholic doctrine on the Four Last Things? Read More