How can Catholics say that Christ does not die again on the altar when the Council of Trent states that he is immolated in the Mass?
• I converse with Protestants who say the power to forgive sins has been given to all Christians. Why do Catholics say it has been given only to priests? • Could you explain the criteria used in naming a church a basilica? A church in my area may be designated a basilica soon, and some of my non-Catholic friends have been asking about this subject. I need an answer. • What is semi-Pelagianism? Recently a Protestant apologist said that the Catholic position on grace is a textbook case of semi-Pelagianism. And is there something called just plain Pelagianism? • Some people in the Church of Christ movement argue that theirs must be the true church, the one established by Jesus, since it has a biblical name (Rom. 16:16 refers to “the churches of Christ”). They note that when a husband takes a bride, she acquires his surname. Since the Church is called, especially by Catholics, the bride of Christ, they argue that the true Church’s name will be the Church of Christ. • A fellow religion teac