#12339 When Was the Church Born When Christ’s Side was Pierced? - Jimmy Akin
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🗓️ 22 August 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
“When was the Church born: At the Cross or at Pentecost?” This episode dives into this question while also exploring diverse topics such as whether Jesus knew the day and hour in Matthew 24:36, the evolution of the term “Christianity” since the Reformation, and the meaning of divine simplicity. Tune in for a rich discussion on these aspects of faith.
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Questions Covered:
- 07:33 – When was the Church born: Cross or Pentecost?
- 12:00 – Do you like fish tacos?
- 16:10 – Did Jesus know the day/hour in Matt 24:36?
- 21:51 – Has “Christianity” changed meaning post-Reformation?
- 31:15 – What does divine simplicity mean?
- 36:45 – Has the Roman Canon always been the same?
- 43:33 – Thoughts on Futurama?
- 48:24 – How can I return to the Church?
- 51:08 – Can ashes be mixed with a pet’s?
Transcript
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| 0:35.2 | It could even be Saturday morning. So to our friends just catching us on a Saturday morning on the other side of the dateline, good morning to you. And as we like to say, wherever you are, we're glad you're here with us. And we've got two great hours with you, I am sure. I feel confident. We've got two great hours with you. We've got Jimmy Aiken for both hours. And we're going to dip into the mailbag. |
| 0:55.8 | We've always called this Ask Me Anything of the Internet variety, but I'm thinking about |
| 1:01.0 | mailbag. |
| 1:02.3 | What do you think, Jimmy? |
| 1:03.4 | Well, it's possible. |
| 1:08.3 | Okay, all right, well, consider it, because it's a lot to say, ask me anything, internet version. |
| 1:14.2 | I thought. |
| 1:15.3 | Or we can make you call it internet mailbag, something like that. |
| 1:19.4 | You could shorten it up by just calling it an internet ask me anything. |
| 1:23.9 | All right. |
| 1:24.3 | Or an internet AMA. |
| 1:26.0 | Yeah. |
| 1:26.7 | And that's what it is. |
| 1:28.1 | We've got about, I forgot to count the questions, but it's roughly a million questions from the internet for Jimmy Aiken. |
| 1:34.8 | Jimmy Aiken, of course, senior apologist here at Catholic Answers and the author of a whole bunch of books, including the Bible is a Catholic book and a daily defense, 365 days plus one to becoming a better apologist. |
| 1:47.2 | But also very well known in the podcasting world because of the Jimmy Aiken podcast, which is |
| 1:51.7 | his younger podcasts and his older podcast, Jimmy Aiken's Mysterious World. |
| 1:56.7 | How are you, Jimmy Aiken? |
| 1:58.9 | I'm doing okay. |
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