#12191 Is a Non-Catholic Guilty of Mortal Sin If They Reject Catholic Teaching? - Karlo Broussard - podcast episode cover

#12191 Is a Non-Catholic Guilty of Mortal Sin If They Reject Catholic Teaching? - Karlo Broussard

May 12, 2025
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Episode description

If a non-Catholic knowingly rejects Catholic teaching and commits a grave sin, are they just as culpable as a Catholic? We explore moral responsibility, Church teaching on invincible ignorance, and how conscience and knowledge affect culpability.

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Questions covered:

  • 06:53 – I read in the Catechism that you need to be in the state of grace to receive the sacrament of confirmation. What happens if you’re not? 
  • 18:24 – If a Catholic and a non-Catholic both do something that’s a mortal sin, and they both know what the Catholic Church teaches, is the non-Catholic also culpable for mortal sin? 
  • 28:45 – Was there anything Pope Francis actually did to change any teachings in the Catholic Church? 
  • 35:04 – Why did the Catholic Church need to dogmatize the Assumption of Mary? 
  • 43:31 – What is the practical effect that the pope has on the world when he makes a pronouncement or encourages the world, considering most of the world isn’t Catholic and doesn’t have reason to listen to him? 
  • 50:12 – How does the Pope’s authority compare to the Bible’s? 
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