#12307 Can the Church Claim to Be the One True Church? What Invalidates Annulments? - Joe Heschmeyer

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🗓️ 31 July 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

“Can the Church claim to be the one true Church?” This episode explores this fundamental question while also addressing whether false information on an annulment application invalidates it, how to respond to Protestant objections regarding the veneration of saints, and the obligation to correct someone misusing the Lord’s name.

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Questions Covered:

04:32 – Does false information on an annulment application invalidate it?
14:55 – How to respond to Protestant objections to veneration of saints?
20:00 – What’s the obligation to correct someone using the Lord’s name in vain?
30:53 – Why does the Catholic Church claim to be the one true Church?
37:53 – Did the First Lateran Council mandate divorce for married priests?
44:12 – Best way to argue for God’s existence to a secular thinker?
50:30 – If all can be saved through Christ, why become Catholic?

Transcript

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0:35.7	A pretty darn good show today. Excuse my language. Second hour, Tim Staples, will be here. This hour, Joe Heschmeier here. And both of them, you can ask them anything. It is ask me anything on Catholic Answers Live. 888-3187-884.
0:51.8	Triple-8-384.-187-884.
0:56.1	Darren's nodding, yes.
0:57.0	Yes, you got the number right.
0:59.0	I'm so proud of myself.
1:01.0	If you want to talk about Jesus, you want to talk about the Bible, you want to talk about the church, the moral life, the saints, whatever.
1:08.0	If it has to do with the Catholic faith, you are welcome to call, and you know who is eligible?
1:12.7	Do you actually know, Joe, who's eligible?
1:14.6	I would suggest everybody.
1:16.7	You are good at this. We should have you in the studio more.
1:19.2	However, if you are a small child, you should get your parents permission before calling, and we can, if your parents stay on the line, we can send you a cool comic book thing.
1:29.6	I think Joe is fishing for kids to call today.
1:32.6	And you know what?
1:33.4	We have not done in a long time, Darren?
1:35.0	Why?
1:35.6	Why have we not done a kid's show in a long time?
1:38.2	Do people like kids show?
1:39.2	Tell me on YouTube if you like kids show.
1:40.9	We'll get that going again.
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