The Mystery of the “Beloved Disciple”–And More!

In this episode of Catholic Answers Live (March 14, 2017, 1st hour), Jimmy answers the following questions:

  • Why shouldn’t we only believe things verified by science?
  • How can we reconcile the Council of Trent saying that we have free will with John 6:44, where Jesus says “nobody can come to me unless the Father draws him”?
  • How can we reconcile differences in the Gospels like where Jesus exorcizes either one or two men, depending on which Gospel you read?
  • Are John, the Gospel writer, St. John, the Beloved Disciple, and St. John of Patmos are all the same individual.
  • Did the Blessed Mother know she was free from original sin?
  • Why do we not talk about the trauma felt by the soul of an aborted baby after it is separated from the body?
  • What is the Catholic perspective on physician-assisted suicide?

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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."