Does The Catholic Church Still Teach Purgatory & Indulgences? | The Catholic Talk Show 

You probably won't see this. But you guys are helping me alot with my conversion to Catholicism. Ive been mocked because of it. You not only teach. You make me feel not alone. Thank you.

As someone who has lost 2 babies in miscarriage, thank you Father Rich!!! I’m an so thankful for the mercy God can show my children that never made it to earth to be baptized.

After being away from the church for some years, I confessed some pretty horrendous things. Things Most would never forgive if they were done to me or you. My penance was to prepare a path to bring others to the faith in the way I was inspired to come back. It’s years later and I’ve brought my family and some friends to Catholicism…. I will be continuing this penance for the rest of my life as a mission

I have said it before and I will say it again. I LOVE when Ryan Dellacrosse asks questions. He is the everyman in the group and his questions allow for a deeper conversation. I am a huge fan of the show and I am so grateful for the knowledge given in each episode

I don't know about anyone else but I'm overjoyed that Father Rich and Delacross handled Scheel like educated and compassionate men. I agree with Father Rich a thousand percent. You don't know until your in the that situation. Best episode.

Love you guys and the discussions you have 🙂. I live in the UK and currently an Anglican but will be converting to Catholicism next year...God willing 🙏. I learn so much from you you!

Hello Gentlemen, and thank you for your service .. I am new to your channel and have returned to my faith after a long time, including not attending Church for a very long time.. I am now for the past year going attending church every Sunday with my 11 year old son .. He is now serving at mass.. I am joining Knights and volunteering at events for the church... My journey back home to my faith wouldn't have been the same if it weren't for your channel.. Your talks have greatly improved my experience and education.. Thank you...Thank you ❤

This is one thing I can’t get behind the whole Infants in Limbo or Unbaptized Children in Hell, who hasn’t reached age of reason. Since GOD is Not bound by his own Sacraments. Jesus is a Very Merciful God and I am 100% believe those souls are absolutely in Heaven.

I must be totally strange because I wish Mass lasted longer than it does lol. I like it when the priest goes slow and pauses long pauses so what’s happening can sink in and take hold of my spirit. I look forward all week to being at Mass and I don’t want it to be over too quickly lol seriously

I’m way late on the comments but as someone who was once an atheist you fellas, along with ascension and especially Father Mike have helped me so much. Your videos are outstanding and I listen to them daily. I have to say I understand both sides of that last fiery dialogue and I love the passion from all 3 of you. It’s clear even when you argue that you all love eachother but man if it doesn’t give me the feeling of watching my family fight and argue... yeesh! I’m nothing but a newcomer but when I hear the sides presented I have to stand with Father Rich and Ryan D on this one; I may be new to this but if there is one thing I truly believe it’s that God’s greatest power is his mercy and love and when father spoke about putting a “theological ideal before God” I could feel the Spirit in his words. God bless you three and may you keep creating videos all the way to the nursing home!

Ryan D, thank you as well. I remember as a child my mother putting holy water on her miscarried baby and crying that the baby would be in the arms of Jesus. Ryan R., tonight you have made me sad and very disappointed.🙏

I never understood Sin and Purgatory talking about in details of this even when I was young and in CCD. I grew up in the church and walked away from the church before Confirmation. This year in Easter Season I got confirmed.

Am I the only one on Sunday...wishing mass was longer? I feel sad that it goes by so fast! There is 168 hours in a week.....giving Jesus 1 full hour is not to much to wish for! Though I do my best to keep Jesus with me..every minute, of every day!

I've learned a lot from this show and y'all are confirming my decision that converting to Catholicism is the right choice.

Those men are 3 good brothers in Christ! A very lively conversation for sure!

Jesse and Mandy, there are many, many supporters behind you. We will pray for you and have your back. We will also pray for those you left behind who can't fathom what you were thinking. Maybe one day they will join you!

I love the title of this episode. If we need to question, "Does the Church still teach...?" it reveals the catechetical failure of the Church in the US and of the hierarchy.

Father Richard, I like how he conducts himself all the time. Always careful what to say or how to react.

Myself as a convert Catholic from Episcopalian I understand the original sin that we born out of, I believe therefore Purgatory to me is a “ norm” not an exception , although by grace of God ‘s mercy hope to be short if not avoidable.

Love the show guys! I love how friends can have heated discussions and disagreements and still be friends. That is severely lacking in today's world.

Ryan, regarding your last arguments, God created the sacraments, but He is not tied to them. His mercy is infinitely greater than anything.

There is Baptism of Desire and who knows what the soul knows when it dies....a baby on earth may not intellectually know things, but the soul of an infant, so recently leaving its creator would surely know Him and choose Him

I usually just listen through Podcast, but I had to see the reactions from the last few arguments and statement from Fr Rich. Well said. I couldn't agree more and thanks for this podcast/video.

This channel has been an absolute blessing. You gentlemen have helped bring me closer to my Faith through knowledge and laughter. I appreciate the banter, wisdom, and insight this channel provides. You're all in my prayers for God to continue to enlighten you, strengthen you, and bring you Peace. That being said, there's complete arrogance shown in this episode with boxing God in. He is GOD, and HE can decide with His infinite Love and total discretion, how to handle any and all things beyond our own understanding. To presume otherwise is flat out disregarding His merciful Heart. Some people who have had NDEs even talked about miscarried babies being up in heaven to greet them. May Jesus be cradling them all in His vast and loving arms forever and ever 🙏

I love your show and am thankful for your program. I was very upset with the topic as I think I got a better understanding of Purgatory BUT was I thought about this all day. I know that time is eternal and time is not like here on earth. I am so concerned that “dear God please don’t let me die with any sin “ so that I may NOT have to be in Purgatory. I try to go to Confession every 2 months to keep from sin and know that I am not a saint and that also concerns me. I had to stop watching the program and did NOT get to the indulgences. Will try to finish watching the show. Please keep me in your prayers.

This is so helpful, I'm on my way to joining the Catholic church from being protestant by birth bc of my family. It truly feels like my soul is home when I attend mass. Feels like coming home. God bless you guys

My 2 year old passed away without baptism. And a miracle occurred regarding her death. I would love to share my testimony with you regarding unbaptised baby's. Mother Mary's role in it, and what she does for the children. Sincerely, A devout Catholic woman thanks to this miracle.

Okay, the Inquisition reminds me of family gatherings.

Ryan Scheel, I want to applaud you on how 'on the mark' your research on these teachings are and how much i have learnt from this show, but i must say in the response to the inquisition question, i have to agree with Ryan and Fr Rich. I do believe that His love and mercy out ways anything we could ever comprehend and He is true Justice, and i have to believe that it is true Justice for unborn babies and babies without knowledge or consent who are unbaptised, can still go to heaven. I believe it would be more unjust to say that they couldn't especially since they are truly innocent. but keep up the great work, I LOVE THIS SHOW SO MUCH. God Bless to you all

This is the problem with the church today. Priests are more concerned with making people feel good than they are about teaching the truth. They think they’re taking the better path, but in reality it’s doing a tremendous disservice to their flocks. Our diocese isn’t allowed to use the words “Hell, purgatory” and “sin.” No wonder people no longer believe in them. I’m with Ryan on this one. God is perfect mercy, but he is also perfect JUSTICE.

Three theological views, arguing over final truth, all seeking God. At odds, but respectful. This is what Catholic (which means universal) is. Looking forward to many more debates.

Ryan S. is intellectual. But I love Ryan D's and Fr. Richard's wisdom in this video. Anyway, my prayers for your ministry. God bless you!

For me the doctrine of purgatory is one of the most important doctrines of the church, it answers all of my questions, and the prayers for the dearly departed has given me such peace and clarity.

it's nice to hear the fact that there is too little time to contemplate our sins prior to the "i confess statement" I've felt that way for a long tome. I also wish that was part of every mass but it is not. Thank you guys for honest, relevant conversations about our Catholic faith. I realize how poorly i was catechized and am seeking to know - truly know my Catholic faith. Praying for you

Well said Father Richard! Thank you❤️❤️

This show was brutally honest, I loved the energy and belief you all displayed. Cheers 🙇‍♀️

Just started watching show on utube. Its great. Thanks from sydney australia

I always thought that when we sin as adults we like little kids don’t know the impact it’s perpetuating from our physical surroundings to our spiritual surroundings . Kinda like a 2-4 year old yelling in mass about how he or she wants a snack or a toy to play with and no matter how many times you tell them it’s naughty they don’t truly understand how much he or she is disrupting others around him or her how much it takes to fix that distraction or issue and how much it makes others maybe fall into sin themselves because of the anger it induces in some instances . So the older we get the more conscience of our actions impacts we have , but we get to a point as adults no matter what age that we are like silly 2-4 year old kids in Gods eyes because we only have up to a certain brain capacity like little children of 2-4 years compared to Gods intelligence and understanding so we don’t fully grasp our actions and how they hurt our spiritual and physical surroundings as well as we adults would like to believe. I think God takes that into consideration . Also my wife and I hadn’t gone to communion because technically we cannot go to confession first since we we haven’t been married in the church but only by court for like 12 years unfortunately. We have all of our other sacraments as far as baptism ,first holy communion, and confirmation. We felt something within us to change our wrong doings . We desired heavily to go to confession last year . Now since November 2019 we came to our pastor Fr Ed at St Vincent de Paul in Austin Tx and he set us on the path to get our marriage convalidated so we can get rite with our religion and receive communion once again . Please to say we are doing this on May 29 2020 after all the classes and other goals we had to reach before this was allowed . We are so happy and have been sexually Celibate on top of other things we each are extremely happy and stress free coincidentally more than when we where sexually active and pre marriage cohabitating . It’s a trip and we are ecstatic to be good with the church soon and back on the rite track . We have we can now on the 29th of May go to confession and get convalidated and take communion on the same day!!! Gods direction and Mercy is truly incredible we love you guys God bless .

Great episode. Father Pagano you still have your head in my opinion.

One of my bosses years ago told me she left the Catholic Church because the thought of little innocent babies eternally in Limbo is cruel. I told her it was never an official teaching--but only a theory. How sad she wasn't properly taught in Catholic school.

I really enjoyed this episode thank you. I'm currently reading a book by Mary C. Moorman called "Indulgences: Luther, Catholicism, and the Imputation of Merit". It's a bit of a slow read for me, I'm not an academic, but learning a lot from it and I highly recommend.

Regarding indulgences all I say is "God, I've tried my best to fulfill all the requirements...use this indulgence as you see fit for such and such a person". Just leave it to the mercy of God and don't get bogged down in the details or worry unnecessarily about the distribution of the indulgence.

Absolutely AMEN guys 👏🙏♥️

I'm with Fr. Rich.....preach it

Father Pagano I am so so grateful to have listened to Gods call to join SJP2 and become a Catholic. This show isnt afraid to tackle all kinds of difficult issues. It is helping me personally so much. This episode in particular was not only helpful in understanding and shall I say even adopting the concept of purgatory, but then for you to end it with the concept that God's mercy is beyond human conceptualization...all babies go to Heaven...just reaffirms my understanding of God's calling to me. Thank you for your devotion to ministry. May God bless you in abundance.

I stand by Fr. Rich and Ryan Dellacrosee's view about limbo. Although not everything is set on stone and the Church may not have concrete teachings about limbo we have our faith we can rely on. Faith that we have a good, all knowing, loving and merciful God who can extend immense grace simply because He is a loving God.

One day, the inquisition is going to turn into a boxing match..lol..you guys are great.

In an aparation, the Virgin Mary said that she baptizes all the babies that fall victim to abortion. I think she baptizes all babies who pass away

Great show guys! I’m so thankful that I stumbled across this channel because it has been an absolute blessing to me. ❤️ I’m learning a lot about the Catholic faith and y’all explain all of these truths so clearly. I’m in the same boat as Jesse and Mandy but I haven’t yet taken the step of seeking out RCIA. (Doing a lot of reading based on some of the books you mention in your episodes though.) Oh, and I loved the slightly salty ending of this episode...🤣

Saint Faustian saw purgatory. I think we should go with that. Also her vision is consistent we previous visions.

Pray for purgatory please nice people 🙏

Catholicism is a religion that focuses on sin when the Church should be focused on Jesus and His message of love, charity and out-reach. Your discussion re. purgatory and indulgence shows the Church unable to move from the Middle Ages (1500) to the modern day. So much of Catholicism alienates people because the bottom line of Catholicism is to sit in a pew and watch the priest do everything. Any Catholic who tends to activism soon grows unhappy and moves on. In an age when the Church' is having trouble attracting young American men to the priesthood, the Church is getting its future priests from Africa, India and other emerging countries. I am from a large family with many young people in their midst. Most of the family are active Catholics, but once their children (boys and girls) move from the family to live on their own, the young people refuse to go to Church. When the chips are down, the future of the Catholic Church is in question!

Loved the end!

I like to think of purgatory as a halfway house before you can handle even the lowest rungs of heaven.

Im a cradle Catholic who left 20 years ago Indulgences, purgatory clearly shows the vanity of the Roman church. Denying the redemptive act of Christ is heresy. No wonder St Peters is so beautiful. Fear and terror built it. Forgive mother church Lord.

For further information look up Sensus Fidelium Limbo, there are 3 great talks regarding Limbo with references to Popes that are Saints, Dr. of the Church, St. Augustine and Church Counsels and Cathecism’s which mention it directly.

Why was there no mention of St. Gertrude's Prayer... During the Purgatory discussion? Everytime we say her short Prayer A 1000 Souls are released from Purgatory said Our LORD! HOW AWESOME! Please Pray it Daily!😍🌹

I've heard it suggested that purgatory is symbolic of reincarnation (which I think is a heresy, according to the Church); but considering how much growing I have to do, and I'm already in my 40's: purgatory, reincarnation, or SOMETHING would definitely be necessary for me to achieve perfection. I don't see how anyone could achieve it in 1 lifetime. There's so much to learn and so many ways in which we must mature.

First time I heard about purgatory in a homily was at TLM just saying.

Hope this video explains things better than my RCIA class. If I take them at their word I went into the class believing in purgatory with just a few questions and left almost convinced out of it because of the umbilical un convincing way it was presented. I'm nearly convinced that RCIA is the means in which people never even want to join the church because they know only half of what they are talking about and the explanations given are so childish and surface level they could be refuted by most middle school protestant Sunday school attendees.

Wow!! One of your best shows yet!! My mom was from "old" school explaining Limbo as a place where God is present BUT because of the original on their soul they do not see his face.

​The Sacraments are made by God but they are not made for God. God's Mercy isn't a sacrament it's Who He is which means God can act outside of them if He so chooses

Please let Ryan Delacrosse finish his sentence. Sometimes he's describing an example in life, or asking a question and he gets cut off. I like the show. I've been an ordained Presbyterian pastor for 40 years. Your talk show helps me to answer questions and topics I hear from my Catholic friends. Really I should be referring them to Parish priest but, when they engage me in questions, I'm just not informed enough about Catholic church mass. I want to give good answers and not just my church view. Thanks

Thoroughly enjoyed you guys all the way from Australia.... fantastic show. God bless you and your work 🙏

Can you please do an episode about the sacraments of the Catholic church? I have some none Catholic friends who always ask me why there are so many sacraments in the Catholic church, and I try to explain it based on what I was taught and myself tried to find in the bible, but I sometimes struggle to explain this clearly.

Honestly would have liked to see how the... "debate" ended haha. Keep up the good work lads!

Prayed for someone with deadly sin and instantly felt really bad and that I shouldn't have done that, has anyone else had this happen?

I have a book written by Fr. Alessio Parente who had assisted Padre Pio in his last years of life. The book he had written is entitled "The Holy Souls". In the book, St. Padre Pio who had a vision of purgatory said that purgatory is like a section in Hell. The sufferings are the same as in Hell and the only difference is that in purgatory sufferings are temporary whereas in Hell it's eternal. It was also mentioned in the book that according to St. Padre Pio there are different degrees of sufferings in purgatory. The time people remain in purgatory differs as well greatly. Some souls according to the book stays in purgatory for just a little while or for very very long years even ages. In the booklet I have based on the works and words of Sr. Emmanuel and Maria Simma and Other Sources("Devotion to the Holy Souls of Purgatory" Fr. Romeo S. Hitosis, SSP Translator and Fr. Domie G. Guzman, SSP Editor) It was mentioned by Maria Simma, a mystic visited by souls from purgatory that people can actually ask the Lord to make their own purgatory on earth instead of having it after death.

I like the scratch vs amputated thumb analogy. The IHM sisters tought us that venial sin was like a flesh wound in battle, not good, but we can heal that ourselves with appropriate care, and continue to live. A mortal wound in battle, by definition, ends in death. It would require some exceptional intervention, to have any chance of perhaps avoiding death, as the inevitable outcome. In the same way, the wound of mortal sin causes death of the soul (total separtion from God). The sin is a mortal wound to the soul, not only because it is a grave matter, but because it was chosen with full consent. The mortal wound to the soul can be healed....but due to the seriousness of the wound, requires the graces from the sacrament of reconciliation, and appropriate "medicine " of reparations.

Do we have to go to the cemetery to pray for someone for them to get an indulgence? My parents and their loved ones are hundreds miles away in other states.

The argument about unbaptized babies can be summed up by this quote " God works through the sacraments but is not bound to the sacraments". Baptism is the normative means of regeneration but He is not limited to baptism to regenerate someone.

Could you guys do a show sometime on “speaking in tongues”? I have seen a couple Catholic priests do this and I find it very disconcerting. What is that all about?

What if you intended to go to mass on your outing, but your family does not, and you miss mass on Sunday?

What about the Baptism of Desire ?

Wow! I just watched this entire show, & really enjoyed the 3 way split ending. Each guy disagreeing with the other two, yet keeping it honest, open and brotherly. So glad I'm protestant, and don't believe any of this! Seriously, theological debates that divide Catholics, Orthodox, and Protestants between and amongst each other while mildly entertaining, must make Jesus weep.

Great discussion guys towards the end.

Just saw this episode and it was very thought provoking. I am 73 so grew up with the concept of purgatory. What I have never understood was how indulgences are applied. For example, if I am offering up my prayers, acts, etc for the souls in purgatory can I offer them up for specific individuals or for specific groups, as in family members who have died and might be in purgatory? If all prayers go into a "pool" how are they distributed. I doubt anyone knows the answer for sure, and I apologize for asking such a stupid one, but I often feel guilty if I don't offer my actions up for any family that might still need "help". 😊 Love the show and I also believe that God would not punish the souls of unborn or newly born children who were not able to be baptized by sending them to hell. He is a good and merciful God.

Jesus said “I tell you this day, you will be with me in paradise”. It heavily depends on where you pause and how the sentence is structured. If He said “ I tell you, this day you will be with me in paradise”. It has a different meaning depending on where you put the comma lol They both make sense and yet have very different meanings. So I stick with we “know” that the Blessed Virgin Mary is in Heaven based on the Bible. Dismus might still be in Purgatory for all we know.

Thank you Father Rich. I feel so much better.🙏🙏🙏

I like the idea of piling up the partial indulgences 😂😂😂

I was in the Air Force and have been through simulated decontamination in which we are stripped of our contaminated clothing given a shower and then given clean clothes. I find this as an analogy to purgatory in which we are cleansed of the poison of our sins and given clean pure white robes to enter into Heaven.

“I will raise them on the last day...” isn’t that also proof of Purgatory?

Ryan, I am with you. If he can make exceptions for infants then why need baptism at all?

I love you guys!! This show was just great! xxxx

Father please follow your discussion on endless mercy I agree with the two of you

What group is playing the opening music. Just curious!!

Yes, luckily we're coming up on a jubilee year and I have the means to go to Rome. Looking forward to being flushed with fellow Christians and praying for my family and friends. It's going to be a beautiful trip.

I get so much from your show. I learn alot about things I have been concerned about. Thank you so much🙏

Father, how much does confession twice a month help us after we pass away? And what about before we die we get our last rights, the anointing of the sick by a priest? The priest gave my father his last rights before he died and said his soul is as clean as it was when he was baptized as a baby. I believed my father went straight to heaven after he died. Is that wrong? I do put my Dad’s name in the book for our church to pray for every Sunday, just in case he didn’t go straight to Heaven. Is he in heaven?

Its good to know when we unknowlingly get indullgences. Even a prayer can do that. I often pray at the graves for people in the cemetery when I go for a dog walk. Didnt realise I got an indulgence for that !

Manual of indulgences is the book 📚 contain all indulgences Pls make an episode on it

another great episode! thank you for filming

So does the catholic Church teach that Christ work on the Cross at Calvary was not sufficient to enter into Heaven? I guess that cancels out the Book of Hebrewqs. Please please make me understand this correctly. I truly want to know and can you prove it by scripture?

The whole missing Mass thing - we are loosing tons of Catholics so that teaching has gone to the wayside it seems. It's like keeping people coming to Mass at least sometimes is better than never... understandable yet not really properly serving Catholic's for eternity. God bless and forgive all sinners!

Wait wait wait.... so... some people see purgatory as fire and others are waiting rooms of contemplation and a monastery like place.... it can't be both.... does the church has any continuity on this?

There are many stories of babies in heaven (even from miscarriages and abortions) even if not baptized. God is mercy. God is love 🙏🏼❤️

Whoa boys. Talking over each other doesn't help. Every one is very passionate with their opinions. But those who yell the loudest have nothing to say. I'd like to see what the church has to say on this officially, also through the catechism and scripture. That would be an interesting talk.

40:24-40:48 = Forgive me if I am wrong, but I think what you may be trying to articulate is = The final purgatorial sentencing in relation to prior "Time Served" here on earth.

Ephesians 2:8-9 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Love you guys!😊