there any Catholic doctrine that talks about a government structure that Catholics support? Should we, as Catholics, support pro-democracy movements? Vatican City has its own government, but it is not a democratic government. What can we say to atheists about that?
I heard that there are lay people who confess at least once a week. I would like to imitate them, but I never understood what sins can one confess after such a short period. Is venting about our neighbors a sin?
所有教區每年都有祝聖新的聖油,舊的聖油會怎樣處理或棄置?朝聖的地方小賣部賣的聖油買回家是否有效,那些是否真聖油?我聽說聖油和聖水是神聖不可售賣的,如果聖堂或小賣部向教友售賣是否有違教理和觸犯十戒或天主教教規而犯罪呢?
In John 17:12, Jesus said “not one is lost except the one who chose to be lost, and this was to fulfil the scriptures”, it sounds like “in order for Scriptures to be fulfilled, Judas MUST betray Jesus”. Why’s that?
巴拉克請巴郎去詛咒以色列,巴郎起初不答應。但夜間天主來到巴郎那裏,對他說:「這些人既然來邀請你,你就起身同他們去罷!但是你只應做我吩咐你的事。」( 戶 22:18-22) 可是當他起身走了,天主發了怒。為何會這樣?明明是天主叫他去的。
Are we supposed to make the sign of the cross when the priests grants absolution following the penitential act during mass?
請問中國道家天人合一的思想和天主教的神人合一(union with God) 能相融/相通嗎?天主教怎麼看待道家對「天」的理解?有古人對天的理解是父, 是賜予我們生命的一種力量/本體,這樣的理解好像和天主教很相似。
我有一個關於殯葬禮儀衣著的問題。據說道教儀式穿白衫白褲白鞋,天主教穿黑衫黑褲黑鞋,我還未知道會否披麻戴孝。我心想白衫黑衫或穿麻孝服只是不同的衣著,如果出發點只是盡孝道和尊重爸爸的意思,應該沒有問題,與天主教信仰沒有衝突,對嗎?