#11752 Ask Me Anything - Karlo Broussard

Questions Covered: 03:30 – Why can only a priest consecrate the Eucharist if anyone can baptize with the right intention? 06:38 – How much of saintly intercession would apply to old testament figures? 13:41 – Is there a connection between Jesus entering into hades to retrieve the souls and the Catholic understanding of Purgatory? 17:13 – Regarding Isaiah 53:4, the story of a suffering servant. It says that the servant smitten is by God. How do we as Catholics understand this? 22:19 – Is there some way to determine if someone is in a state of grace? 30:01 – Was Judas ever given the grace to be saved or was he doomed to fail? 35:12 – I just became Catholic. My biggest issue was infant baptism. What am I supposed to say to my children if they grow up and question me why i didn’t give them a choice? 37:24 – Does God love some more than others? 41:43 – The Eucharist liturgy doesn’t make sense, especially transubstantiation. 45:34 – The Church claims infallibility but why should we believe the rest of the teachings that aren’t declared infallibly? …