#11683 Ask Me Anything - Jimmy Akin

Questions Covered: 02:48 – A gym that I want to join does yoga and reiki. Is it ok for me to join even if I wouldn’t partake in those activities? 05:38 – Why does our Lord tell us to pray and ask him for what we want but also tell us to radically surrender to him? This seems contradictory. 10:10 – Regarding your debate alongside Trent on salvation. What are you depending upon when it comes to salvation? 18:38 – Is there biblical proof for different levels of heaven? 23:53 – Regarding the infallibility of the pope. Should we never question what the pope says or does? 29:20 – My friend asked why we pray to saints. How do I reply? 33:03 – How do we find out what is actually Church teaching vs what’s just popular opinion? 35:25 – How can the Catholic Church view Orthodox weddings valid if there is no exchange of vows during the liturgy? 41:22 – What’s the Church’s teaching on if Mary had knowledge of Jesus’ divinity? 44:35 – How does sanctification fit into the conversation of justification? 48:42 – When we talk to Protestants, what should be the approach to a lifelong Protestant vs a convert from Catholicism? 51:06 – Germanus of Constantinople said we did not need any other mediator besides Jesus. What’s the Church’s response to this? …