#12205 What Sets Catholicism Apart from Other Abrahamic Faiths? - Tim Staples
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🗓️ 21 May 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
After leaving Mormonism, many seekers ask: What makes Catholicism unique? We explore the Church’s claims to apostolic authority, the sacraments, and how it fulfills the promises of Christianity in ways no other faith does.
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Questions Covered:
- 12:28 – When was the sacrament of baptism instituted? When were the apostles baptized?
- 21:00 – When John the Baptist says I baptize with water he will baptize with the Holy Spirit. Would his audience know what that means?
- 31:40 – I grew up Mormon but have since fallen away. What does Catholicism claim that sets itself apart from the rest of the Abrahamic faiths?
- 43:54 – What is the meaning of Exodus 16:16-18? It seems like a contradiction.
- 48:51 – What is the Catholic response to the claim that once saved, always saved is biblical?
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