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#12117 Can I Attend Mass Celebrated by an Excommunicated Priest? - Joe Heschmeyer

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.82.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Is it valid or even permissible to attend a Mass led by an excommunicated priest or bishop? We explore this complex issue and also dive into questions on Mary’s perpetual virginity, altar calls at Pentecostal services, and the meaning behind “baptism for the dead.”

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Questions Covered:

  • 04:55 – My wife is Pentecostal and I attend early morning Mass and then Pentecostal service with wife and children I want to know if it is ok  to go up to altar call with my wife and children? 
  • 14:53 – How to refute quantum mechanics disproving the Aristotelian proof of God and Causality 
  • 18:22 – Perpetual Vigirnity of Mary. Is it reasonable to think that St. Joseph did not know that Mary had taken a vow of Virginity? 
  • 24:30 – St. Paul, scripture, baptism for the dead, he has a theory of what it means, wants to get Joe’s take…He thinks baptism for those who are dead in their sin 
  • 32:50 – Why does St. Paul go against the Council of Jerusalem when he says some Christians can eat meat sacrificed to idols? 
  • 36:25 – Can I attend a Mass that is being celebrated by an excommunicated priest or bishop? 
  • 42:41 – Mary’s role as intercessor in light of Lukes passages on sword piercing her soul, and the Magnificat. 
  • 47:04 – Girlfriend died 3 years ago, he led her to Christ, wants to know if he can still pray to her, even though she may be in Purgatory, and can he ask her to pray for him 
  • 52:04 – Calling back with follow-up question, his wife does not want the kids baptized in the Catholic Church. Should he still passively participate? 

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I am Cy Kellett, your host.

0:35.1

Joe Heschmire is back again today.

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We're going to do two hours with Joe.

0:38.1

Ask Me Anything.

0:39.4

Joe was on yesterday.

0:40.8

Joe did a great job.

0:41.8

Darren did a great job.

0:43.0

Edgar, Johnny.

0:43.9

Everybody did a great job.

0:44.9

I don't know what was wrong with me, but it's going to be way better today.

0:49.7

Yesterday was some kind of a low point.

0:51.9

And I think I know what's going on. I think the fact that I gave

0:56.1

up Diet Coke for Lent is finally doing some brain damage. It's finally the preservatives are

1:03.3

leaving my brain. And I am struggling, but it's going to be better today. Joe Hesmire,

1:08.7

thanks for being here. I'm happy to be here.

1:12.2

Yeah, you know, this is one of those,

1:15.0

they always say don't make your Linton penances,

1:16.3

a penance for other people,

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and, you know, maybe you need medically necessary diet code confusions.

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