Catholic vs Protestant

Could you explain the Catholic views of "plenary Indulgences" and praying for the dead to get out of Purgatory?

How do I get out of this limbo? I have found myself undecided about the correct place to worship (denomination Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, reformed theology, end times views, etc.)? [John 4:21-25, Matthew 18:20, Acts 2].

What is the difference between Catholics and Protestants overall, and more specifically, their Bibles?

What do you think about Catholicism? [1 Peter 2:4-7]

Do you think the Reformation was a good thing overall, especially in light of the many divided denominations today?

How should I approach encouraging my fiancee about getting rebaptized as a protestant, having been baptized only as a baby as a Catholic? [Matthew 28:18-20, Acts 17:30].

How do we know that our Canon of Scripture is correct, in contrast to others with a larger collection?

What do you know about the Romanian Orthodox church, particularly its similarity to the Catholic Church? [2 Peter 1:4].

If Christians were not practicing baptism and communion properly until the Reformation, wouldn't the church have been spiritually dead that entire time? [2 Kings 22-23].

If the Eastern Orthodox Church was responsible for putting together the Bible, why wouldn't we follow their traditions? Rec: F.F.Bruce's book "The Canon of Scripture."

Could you comment on the various manuscripts used for the Protestant vs Catholic Bibles?

Why do Protestants seems to dismiss Mary as the woman giving birth in Revelation 12? [Revelation 12:2, Psalm 2:9, Revelation 12:5, Revelation 12:15].

Caller comments on the Catholic tradition of confessing sins? [James 5:16].

Could you discuss the verse that Catholics use to support the idea that priests can forgive sins? [John 20:23, Acts 12:2, Revelation 21:14].

Can you recommend some lectures about Catholicism? Rec: Topical debates on website TheNarrowPath.com, with Catholics Jimmy Akin and Tim Staples.

During the Reformation, why did Protestants give up the sign of the cross?

Caller recommends book "Preparing Catholics for Eternity" by Mike Gendron.

Should we depend only on "sola scriptura" or primarily the Holy Spirit to reveal the truth? [John 13:20, 1 Timothy 6:3, 2 Timothy 2:2, Colossians 2:10].

How do you think differently from a Catholic about salvation? [Matthew 1:21, 1 Corinthians 6:20].

Is not the reference to flesh and blood in John 6, a very different context than in the Last Supper? [John 6:53-58, John 6:40, John 6:63].

Are all Catholics unsaved?

Isn't the Protestant emphasis on the authority of scripture still somewhat based upon tradition (as Catholics so value) because of the later development of the canon of scripture?

Would you comment on the passage where it is said one must drink blood and eat flesh or we won't see the Kingdom of Heaven? Rec: Debates with Catholics at the website. [John 6:53-56, John 6:40, John 6:63, John 4:4].

Steve and Catholic Tim Staples continue the discussion. Topic: The Eucharist (Communion, Lord's Supper).

Steve and Catholic apologist Tim Staples continue their discussion. Topic: Marion Doctrine (Mary, Mother of God).

Discussion between Steve and Catholic Tim Staples on the hierarchy in the church (Pope). [Ephesians 4:11, 1 Corinthians 12:28, Luke 10:16-23, 1 John 4:6, John 11:49-50, Matthew 21:41, Acts 1:20, Psalm 109:8, Psalm 69:25, Jeremiah 31:34, Hebrews 4:16, Hebrews 8:6, Matthew 18:18, 1 Timothy 4:14, 2 Timothy 1:6].

Should a protestant observe Lent and take the ashes on Ash Wednesday?

When Catholics refer to their "other" traditions when they say that Protestants only pay attention to "sola scripture" but Catholics believe in both scripture and other traditions, what are those traditions? [1 Timothy 3:2-5, Mark 7:9].

Are all Catholics lost?

Do you think that any Catholics are saved?

If the Apocrypha was in all Bibles up until the 1800s, then did everyone have defective Bibles?

What do Catholics say about "Jerusalem, the mother of us all" instead of Mary? [Galatians 4:26, Revelation 21:9-10].

What do you think about the Eastern Orthodox Church?

From where and when did denominations come? [2 Corinthians 3:17].

Steve and Catholic Tim Staples discuss the difference in views about the spiritual authority of the church. [2 Thessalonians 2:15, Matthew 18:15-18, Matthew 21:23-27, Isaiah 22:16-22, Acts 15, Matthew 23:2, Matthew 15, 2 Peter 1:20-21, Deuteronomy 17:8, Matthew 18:6, Matthew 20:25-29, 2 Peter 2:10, 2 Peter 3:15, 1 Corinthians 11:3, Matthew 23:10, 1 Samuel 2:2, Isaiah 51:1-2, Luke 10:16, Matthew 23:8, Ephesians 4:11, James 3:1, 1 Corinthians 12, Matthew 16:19].

How can Catholics be Christians? [Acts 11:26, John 8:31].

Would you give me an argument to support "sola scripture" ("scripture alone")?

Could you clarify the terminology of the Universal Catholic Church and the Roman Catholic Church?

Did you say that it is okay for a Christian to marry a Catholic? [Amos 3:3, 2 Corinthians 6:14-18].

Did you say that Peter was a Catholic?

Why does Calvary Chapel teach that Catholics are not saved?

Why isn't the "Apocrypha" considered inspired text by Jews or Christians?

Caller thanks Steve for the manner in which he handled a Catholic caller's questions, commenting it was a good example by which to learn how to handle such.

What do you think about the "Manhattan Declaration?" [2 Corinthians 6:14-18, Colossians 3:17].

Why don't Catholics evangelize?

How would you gently approach Catholics about the cult-like characteristics of their religion?

Is Pope Benedict XVI in Heaven or Hell? What determines that someone will go to hell? [1 Corinthians 4:5, 1 Corinthians 13:9, James 3:1]

Coming from a Catholic background, I wasn't really allowed to know Jesus, as I later did, but I think I was eternally secure, even though I wasn't filled with the Spirit until later. [2 Corinthians 12:5, 1 Timonthy 4:1}.

What do you think about all the reported apparitions of Mary all over the world?

Catholic caller disagrees with the way information was presented about Catholic history and the early church. [2 Thessalonians 2].