7/17/25 – Fr. Michael Copenhagen - Original Sin 101

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:

• Could you explain the difference in the concepts of original sin in the East versus West?
• As Western Catholics, are we able to venerate Eastern Saints or ask for their intercession?
• How does one experience a beatific vision?
• Do many, or few, go to heaven?
• Were my parents married in the proper way?
• Why are there so many "types" of Catholics, and do they get along?
• Are there any traditions in the Melkite church that have come about because of Latinization?

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