AAP with Fr. Michael Copenhagen – 4/29/25 - Did Christ Descend Into Hell?

Fr. Michael Copenhagen is a Melkite (Eastern Catholic) priest, husband, and father, at St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Melkite Catholic Church in Gates, New York. He holds a Bachelors of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome.

In Today's Show:

Why don’t more priests offer continuous Catechism classes?

If the Blessed Mother was protected from sin, why not the rest of humanity?

Is it allowable to listen to an Orthodox Divine Liturgy since they are not in union with the Holy Catholic Church?

How binding are abstinence rules put forth by the parents of a household during Lent?

In the Eastern Rite, are Thursdays dedicated to Saints Peter, Paul and St. Nicholas? Or all the apostles and St. Nicholas? 

Is there any hope that the eastern Catholic Churches will grow in number?
Did Christ descend into Hell?

Can Eastern Catholics become pope?

What is the Byzantine Catholic teaching on Thomism?

What is the Eastern Rite's solution to getting rid of spite, resentment and anger?

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