Question 56 – How Can We Support Our Priests During This Crisis?

Interview Organization: Confraternity of Our Lady of Fatima

Interviewer Name: Christopher P. Wendt

Date: September 14, 2021

We should continually pray for our priests, offer material or financial support, and most importantly, thank them for their dedication and service to the Church. These are key ways to support our priests.

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Transcript:

First, we need to continually pray for our priests. Secondly, to extend our help may it be in the form of material or financial support. Most importantly, to thank him for his dedication and service to the Church. Well, I think these are the main ways to support our priests.

Question/ Title

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Q453 – Is it wrong to avoid receiving from an extraordinary minister or attending Mass where they are used?

Q452 – Is a baptized but uncatechized Catholic who later lived as a Protestant and married civilly still Catholic, and is the marriage valid?

Q451 – What is the best way to make thanksgiving after Communion and Confession, formal prayers or personal meditation?

Q450 – Is it still required to confess the number of mortal sins, or is naming the sins sufficient?

Q449 – Is bowing to the priest or genuflecting during processions a traditional or rubrical practice in the TLM or Novus Ordo?

Q448 – Are priests uniquely consecrated to handle the Eucharist and sacred vessels, and should laypeople generally avoid doing so?

Q447 – Is it acceptable to broadcast Benediction on media, or is the concern mainly about lay handling of the tabernacle?

Q446 – Is it permissible for a layperson to open and close the tabernacle for a broadcast, and how should it be done?

Q445 – How should a Catholic woman support her same-sex-attracted brother while remaining faithful to Church teaching?