AAP with Fr. Anthony Amato – 5/5/25 - How Do I Know If I Have Been Excommunicated?

We're live now with Fr. Anthony Amato from the Diocese of Rochester, New York and we're taking your questions! To get your question in for Father Amato, call 1-877-511-5483 or email us at [email protected]

In Today's Show:

Can you define what it means to blaspheme against the Holy Spirit?

Will the Magisterium have a study to weed out heretics acting against the true Church Of Christ?

What should people who struggle with doing venerations of divine mercy images do to properly venerate a divine mercy image?

How do I know if I have been excommunicated?

If the priest is opening the tabernacle during "peace" or as we say Agnus Dei, should we be kneeling?

When we walk by the open tabernacle with a luna inside, should we genuflect?

What is the church’s guidance on the use of Extraordinary Ministers?

Can bishops mandate which reading materials are being used during mass?

What are ways to prevent LGBT people from leaving the church?

Is it a sin to not disclose that I am on occasional smoker on an insurance questionnaire?

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