#12040 AMA: Prayer, Free Will, and Church Traditions - Jimmy Akin

Questions Covered: 11:44 – Is there a difference when you pray for specifics like for a job vs when praying in general like the Our Father? 23:26 – How can you tell the difference between a demonic manifestation and a soul in purgatory who needs prayers? 23: 33 – Is it true that the first bible came from Ethiopia? 28:47 – If God is all knowing, do we really have free will? 37:24 – How do I respond to the objection that Mary had a painless childbirth but yet still experienced death meaning that she was not sinless. 45:50 – Is it necessary to have sacramentals be blessed by a priest? 48:17 – What is the official language of the Church? What was the process of marriage in the 1st century Holy Land? 52:45 – What era did the Church rule that priests could not be married?