#12252 Church Authority Explained: Bishop of Rome, Magisterium, and Catholic Teaching - Joe Heschmeyer

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🗓️ 24 June 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

How can Catholics respond to Sedevacantist claims and Jehovah’s Witness interpretations of Scripture? Why does the Bishop of Rome hold primacy over the Bishop of Antioch? In this episode of Catholic Answers Live, we tackle these challenging apologetics questions, explore how to clearly defend the Catholic doctrine of the Trinity, and offer strategies for helping LGBT youth remain connected to the Church. We also discuss the spiritual significance of choosing a saint’s name at Confirmation and how to distinguish authentic Magisterial teaching from personal theological opinion.

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Questions Covered:

02:21 – How should one approach an apologetic conversation with someone who holds a Sedevacantist position?
08:24 – Why doesn’t the Bishop of Antioch hold the same authority as the Bishop of Rome?
15:39 – How can the Catholic interpretation of Ecclesiastes 9:5 be explained in response to Jehovah’s Witnesses?
24:19 – How can the Catholic doctrine of the Trinity be clearly defended?
42:53 – What can be done to help prevent LGBT youth from leaving the Catholic Church?
48:37 – What is the significance of taking a saint’s name at Confirmation, and how does it relate to the saint?
51:26 – How can Catholics distinguish between teachings of the Magisterium and personal theological opinions?

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0:41.4	at one this one time is 8883-187-884. If you have a question you want to ask Joe Heschmire,
0:48.5	you want to ask him about the Catholic Church, why we believe that the Catholic Church is the
0:52.2	Church Jesus founded, give us a call. You want to ask about any Catholic beliefs. You want to ask why we believe in
0:57.3	purgatory, why we believe in the church, why we believe in the Eucharist, or any other topic
1:02.6	that you have about the Catholic Church. Call us. Give us a call 8888-3187884. You want to ask about
1:08.1	something more generally. You want to ask about why we believe in God, why we believe in Jesus Christ, in His resurrection, why we believe in meaning and truth, anything
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1:25.3	to talk to. I promise this the last time I'm going to do this, Joe,
1:28.0	a chance to talk to as our good friend, voice of reason alleges, the best Catholic apologist alive today.
1:34.9	That is the title of the YouTube video that our good friend said that about Joe.
1:40.9	Last time I'm going to do that, Joe, I promise, but so far you haven't done anything
1:44.2	to escape those allegations in that first hour. I thought all those answers were pretty good.
1:48.9	I'm happy to hear that. Big, big shoes to fill. I'm honored, but everybody's going to have their
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1:59.5	will certainly throw out their own candidates as well for Best of Life today, but there are a lot of people who agree that it might be Joe right now.
2:07.7	But let's continue to test that theory. Why don't we? Let's go to more questions, starting with Bob calling from Oklahoma, listening on YouTube.
2:15.6	Bob, you are on the air with Joe Hasheschmire. Go ahead with your question.
2:20.1	Hey, Joe. Every time you mention voice of reason, I always think of Rocky. Maybe you're like
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