Catholic Answers Live - #12488 Why Don’t All Christians Speak in Tongues? - Tim Staples

05/12/2025
Catholic Answers Live - #12488 Why Don’t All Christians Speak in Tongues? - Tim Staples

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Episode Synopsis

“Why don’t all Christians speak in tongues?” This question opens a discussion on the Church’s teachings about this practice, including why not everyone experiences it and the belief that it is not essential for salvation. Other topics addressed include the authority of the papacy in the early Church and the significance of having a Mass said for the deceased.
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Questions Covered:

05:10 – What does the Church teach about speaking in tongues? Why can’t everyone speak in tongues? and Why do we reject the notion that speaking in tongues is necessary for salvation?
19:00 – What specifically can we do or not do in terms of blessing others?
39:48 – My friend argues that the authority of the papacy didn’t exist in the early Church. How can I better explain that the pope had supremacy from the beginning?
41:45 – What is a male in the context of priestly ordination?
53:00 – What does God do differently if I have a mass said for my deceased father?

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