Why Do Catholics Genuflect? Book

	Acknowledgements and Dedications	9
	Introduction	11
I.	Catholics' Relationship to Other Believers	25
	Are Catholics Christians?	26
	What does the Catholic Church teach about non-Catholic Christians?	30
	Why call yourselves "Catholic" instead of simply "Christian"?	33
II.	Scripture and Tradition	35
	What is Tradition?	36
	Where can I find this Sacred Tradition in its fullness?	38
	Can you give me an example of Sacred Tradition not contained in the Bible?	39
	Why does the Catholic Bible have more books than the Protestant Bible?	42
	Why do Catholics believe some doctrines that are not found in the Bible?	47
	Were Catholics ever forbidden to read the Bible? Didn't the Church try to keep the Bible from the people during the Middle Ages?	50
III.	Teaching Authority	55
	What do you mean by apostolic succession? Does apostolic authority exist today?	56
	Do Catholics believe the pope is the successor of Peter?	60
	Do Catholics really think the pope is infallible?	66
	How is a pope elected?	69
	What is a papal encyclical?	71
	Can a pope resign?	74
	What is canon law?	75
	What was Vatican II?	77
	What is the Catechism of the Catholic Church?	81
IV.	Salvation	83
	Are Catholics trying to work their way to heaven?	84
	Why do Catholics believe they can lose their salvation?	88
	Do Catholics still believe in mortal sin?	94
	Do Catholics still believe in purgatory?	98
V.	Worship, Sacraments, and Sacramentals	103
	Why seven sacraments?	104
	Do Catholics really believe the Eucharist is literally the Body and Blood of Christ?	107
	What are the parts of the Mass?	112
	Why do Catholics confess to a priest?	117
	Aren't all Christians priests?	122
	Why are Catholic priests celibate?	125
	Why do Catholics violate Jesus' teaching by calling priests "Father"?	130
	Aren't annulments just Catholic divorces?	133
	What are holy days of obligation?	138
	What is holy water, and why do Catholics use it?	139
VI.	Spirituality and Morality	141
	What is a novena?	142
	Why did the Church send people to hell for not eating fish on Fridays?	142
	What are relics?	145
	What does the Church teach about current apparitions of Jesus, Mary, and the saints?	149
	How does the Church approve an apparition?	151
	Why don't Catholics use artificial contraception?	153
	Isn't Scripture silent on artificial contraception?	157
VII.	Angels, Mary, and the Other Saints	161
	What does the Catholic Church teach about angels?	162
	Why do Catholics believe in guardian angels?	163
	Why do Catholics make so much of Mary?	165
	Do Catholics worship Mary and the other saints?	168
	Why do Catholics call Mary the Mother of God?	170
	What is the Immaculate Conception?	172
	If Mary remained a virgin, then who are the people that the Scripture calls the "brothers" and "sisters" of the Lord?	176
	Why do Catholics believe Mary didn't die?	181
	Why pray to Mary and the other saints?	184
	How can Mary and the other saints hear all those prayers?	189
	A Final Challenge	191
	Notes	193