Question: Dear Father, I would like to ask whether the Church can authorize the removal of a godfather/godmother from baptism due to behaviors contrary to their responsibilities as such. Answer: Canon 872 of the Code of Canon Law states: “Insofar as possible, a person to be baptized is to
Question: Is there truly such thing as a post abortion syndrome? If so, what does it consist of and how does it affect the woman who had an abortion? Answer: Among physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists and even priests, the so-called ‘Post-Abortion-Syndrome’ (‘P.A.S.’: ‘Post-Abortion-Syndrome’) is well known. It designates the pathological picture
Question Hi father, can someone else besides a priest or deacon baptize a child when there is no emergency? My son was baptized 26 years ago as an infant, and I found out after the baptism that the person who baptized him was a pastoral assistant. Lately I have started
The other cheek: when Jesus says that if someone strikes us, we should turn the other check, how should we understand this? Question: Dear Fr. Fuentes: When Jesus says that if someone strikes us, we should turn the other cheek, how should we understand this? If someone physically assaults another
Question: Is a marriage valid when one of the spouses knows beforehand that they cannot consummate it? For example, if a man and a woman become paralyzed by accident and, unable to have sex, nevertheless decide to marry anyway. Answer: I would like to remind you that impotence to consummate
Question: Are lay people permitted to remove a consecrated host from the tabernacle, in good faith, on a regular basis without the priest being visually present. If so where in the catholic catechism or church teaching is this mentioned or permitted? I thought only a catholic priest or ordained deacon
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