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Welcome to the Catholic Questions and Answers Page.

The Catholic Questions and Answers, hosted by Deacon George Kozak is celebrating it's 10th Anniversary.  In the 10 years that I have been moderating these pages, I have answered a wide variety of questions on an equally wide variety of topics concerning our Faith, Practices and Beliefs.

I hope that I have been able to help those that have written to me, and I thank everyone who has written because you have helped me learn along with you.

If you have a question to which you would like an answer concerning the Church or Church rules or Christianity, please feel free to e-mail Deacon George at gkozak1@twcny.rr.com

Listed below are some selected questions and answers.

QUESTIONS - Click on the question to see the answer

General Questions about the Catholic Church and Christianity

  1. What is Church?
  2. Why is Sunday the Sabbath Day and not Saturday??
  3. When was the Mass established??
  4. Is every statement of the Pope infallible?
  5. Are Catholic's Born Again?
  6. Is the Eucharist symbolic of Jesus' Body and Blood?
  7. Are Fridays still days of abstinence?
  8. Why do Catholics pray to Saints and Mary? Shouldn't you just pray to God?
  9. What exactly is a Deacon and how is he different from a Priest?
  10. What does the Catholic Church mean by Sacred Tradition?
  11. What does the Catholic Church teach about homosexuality?
  12. The Bible says "Call no Man Father". Why are priests called "Father"?
  13. I have been reading Poem of the Man-God by Maria Valtorta. What does the Church say about her work?
  14. What does the Church teach about Satan? Is he real?
  15. What is anamnesis and what does it have to do with the Mass?
  16. What is the Church teaching on a Just War?
  17. What is a Saint?
  18. Why do people say that the book, The DaVini Code is factual?

Questions about Mary

  1. Are Catholics required to believe in Our Lady of Fatima or Our Lady of Lourdes or other Marian Apparitions?
  2. Do Catholics worship Mary as the Mother of God?
  3. Does the Immaculate Conception refer to when Mary became pregnant with baby Jesus?
  4. What does it mean when we say that Mary is Assumed into Heaven?

Questions about Marriage, Annulments and Divorce

  1. What is an Annulment?
  2. Can a divorced person receive the sacraments?
  3. Are children made illegitimate by an annulment?
  4. Can a person marry their first cousin?
  5. Where does marriage come from?

Questions about other Churches and Faiths

  1. What is the Orthodox Church?
  2. How are Protestant Christians different from Catholics?
  3. Why is a Protestant Bible different from a Catholic Bible?
  4. What does the Church say about Freemasons?
  5. What can you tell me about Islam?
  6. What can you tell me about Jehovah Witnesses?
  7. What can you tell me about Seventh Day Adventists?
  8. What can you tell me about Mormons?
  9. What is heresy?
  10. What is a cult?