Can You Ordain Yourself on a Desert Island? (And More Weird Questions)
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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Sacraments and Validity on a Deserted Island
This chapter explores the validity of sacraments in a hypothetical scenario where individuals are stranded on an island. It discusses the implications for marriage and the roles of seminarians and deacons in performing sacraments under unusual circumstances.
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Could a layperson on a desert island take on the role of a priest? It's time for more listener weird questions with Jimmy Akin and Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live, including topics like aerial toll booths in the afterlife, whether Balaam's donkey had a rational soul, whether God could have become incarnate as multiple races in Middle Earth, and more.
