Today we discussed a BUNCH of objections to Catholicism ... I'll add a link or two under each topic if you want to do more research. Make sure you check out Jimmy's excellent podcast: https://sqpn.com/podcasts/jimmy-akins-mysterious-world/
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Here's what we discussed:
- Papal authority and infallibility:
https://pintswithaquinas.com/what-does-a-bad-pope-mean-for-the-church-w-joe-heschmeyer/
- The Assumption of Mary
https://pintswithaquinas.com/4-things-catholics-believe-about-mary-w-tim-staples/
- Hell
https://pintswithaquinas.com/25-does-hell-exist-is-it-eternal-with-fr-chis-pietraszko/
JPII on Hell: https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/audiences/1999/documents/hf_jp-ii_aud_28071999.html
Pope Benedixt XVI on Hell (especially 45-58): https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20071130_spe-salvi.html
- Masturbation
C.S. Lewis on masturbation: https://youtu.be/8JstuIjSVwk
Catechism on masturbation: http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/para/2352.htm
- Contraception
https://youtu.be/bIEt018Xmyk
- Filioque
https://www.catholic.com/tract/filioque
*** Then we went into a lightning round ...
- Women cant be priests
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jyctoYTY9k
- Prayers to saints
https://youtu.be/VXmcn9vcDug
- Purgatory
https://youtu.be/QtEDP9wivN8
Pope Benedixt XVI on Hell (especially 45-58): https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20071130_spe-salvi.html
- Calling priest fathers
https://www.catholic.com/tract/call-no-man-father
Jimmy Akin explaining this at greater length: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ0RMarygLQ
- Moving the sabbath to Sunday?
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/from-sabbath-to-sunday
Jimmy Akin explaining this at greater length: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joHiQsgDTs4
- The Rosary is repetitious prayer and that's condemned.
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/do-catholics-pray-vain-repetitions
Jimmy Akin explaining this at greater length: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlegxTFTyWY
- Jesus is just a spin off of pagan deities ... new testament not reliable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gb8o1_eeFY
Other vids and resources on this topic:
https://youtu.be/0Gb8o1_eeFY
https://youtu.be/2buCpgHUI8U
https://youtu.be/2buCpgHUI8U
Timestamps:
00:00 Start
6:07 Papal authority
17:26 Jimmy's Book
20:16 Marian Dogma's
41:04 Hell
44:56 Masturbation (38:48)
47:53 Are more traditional (older) beliefs better and to be more trusted, than modern understandings?
50:18 Doctrinal development
54:04 Exodus 90 fraternity
55:05 Complex questions, complex answers
58:12 Sex-abuse scandal
1:03:06 Contraception
1:12:33 Filioque(and the Son) Controversy
1:17:10 Women can't be priests
1:18:34 Prayers to saints
1:20:30 Calling priests fathers
1:22:50 The Lord's day is not the new sabbath
1:25:45 Repetition in prayer (Rosary)
1:29:59 Sacred music
1:38:54 Is Jesus a spin off of pagan deities? (e.g. Horus)
1:41:06 The reliability of New Testament documents
1:42:38 Acts a reliable travel diary according to ancient mapping data
1:45:08 Random comment about death metal
1:45:32 Taste and the Liturgy (Liturgical Law Book by Jimmy)
1:52:08 Riding a hoverboard up the Altar