#12196 Why Be Catholic If God Isn’t Catholic? And More From Non-Catholics - Joe Heschmeyer
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🗓️ 15 May 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
If God isn’t bound to any denomination, why should anyone be Catholic? We unpack the meaning behind this popular objection and explain how the Catholic Church sees itself as the fullness of the faith Christ established—not a limit on God’s grace.
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Questions covered:
- 05:56 – What was Jesus doing when he descended into hell?
- 15:11 – Why are you Catholic if God is not Catholic?
- 47:01 – I don’t believe that Catholicism is biblical? CCC 1321 says the opposite of 1 Jn 1:9, 5:13, And Hebrews 10:14
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| 0:33.2 | It is Why Aren't You Catholic with our very own Joe Heschmire. |
| 0:37.2 | The lines are all full. |
| 0:38.3 | I'll give out the number anyway. |
| 0:39.5 | It's 8883-187-884. |
| 0:42.1 | If you are not Catholic and you want to call us and tell us why and have a conversation or just ask a question about Catholicism, that is the number to call. |
| 0:49.0 | But as I said, the lines are full, and we're going to get right back into questions in a moment here with Joe Heschmeyer, |
| 0:55.1 | our staff apologist, author, speaker, and, you know, I should say, my name is Thomas Graff, |
| 1:01.7 | I'm the fill-in host, and I'm about to give a reason why I'm the fill-in host and not the actual |
| 1:06.4 | full-tales. |
| 1:07.3 | I don't make you need to at this time. |
| 1:08.6 | Yeah, I probably don't make you need to at this time. Yeah, I probably don't. I'm going to anyway because it's a segue, Joe. Just that I'm working on my skills here. I'm working on my skills here. The first reason, of course, is that Cy Kellett is the best of the best, the industry standard. As long as he's in this chair, I think he's secure in his job. The second reason, though, is that I went that whole first hour giving like just, just one passing mention to your podcast and YouTube channel, Shameless Popery. |
| 1:31.0 | And then it wasn't... |
| 1:31.7 | One more than I gave. |
| 1:32.6 | Yeah, it is. |
| 1:33.5 | And so maybe we're both kind of... |
| 1:34.9 | Maybe we're both not cut out for this hosting job. |
| 1:37.1 | Yeah. |
| 1:37.5 | Yeah. |
| 1:37.8 | But not until... |
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