Does God Cause Physical Illnesses?–And More!

illnessIn this episode of Catholic Answers Live (March 9, 2017, 2nd hour), Jimmy answers the following questions:

  • Where is the physical location of Heaven?
  • How to explain praying to the saints to others, and what are some Bible verses that deal with this?
  • If you’re killed immediately after going to confession, will you go straight to heaven or might you go to purgatory?
  • Are physical illnesses caused by God?
  • Why do we take Jesus literally when he says the Eucharist is his Body and Blood but not when he says we should pluck out our eyes or cut off our hands if they lead us into sin?
  • How to answer Christians who say that the dead enter a sleep-like state until the Final Judgment?
  • Why is the number 666 associated with the devil?

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Author: Jimmy Akin

Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."