#12376 Responding to “Call No Man Father” – Protestant Challenges Answered! - John Martignoni
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🗓️ 18 September 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
“Why do Catholics call priests Father when the Bible clearly says, ‘call no man father’?” This episode delves into this common question while also addressing the Great Apostasy claim by Latter Day Saints, the real presence in Communion for those exploring Catholicism, and the interpretation of Catechism 841 regarding salvation.
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Questions Covered:
- 12:10 – How would a Catholic respond to the Latter Day Saints claim of the Great Apostasy?
- 19:12 – I’m Protestant and exploring Catholicism. I’m starting to believe in the real presence. Should I stop receiving Communion in my Protestant church?
- 32:01 – How would you respond to a claim of once saved always saved?
- 41:30 – Are there some principles to applying scripture to our lives? It seems like I’m getting signs from God in these verses that come to me and I read.
- 50:15 – CCC 841 seems to imply that Muslims are included in the plan of salvation. I don’t believe they worship the same God. How do we interpret that Catechism paragraph?
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| 0:38.7 | on occasion. And I'll be honest with you, whenever I'm on the air and I get an opportunity to pick |
| 0:43.9 | the guests, I selfishly pick the people that I really like. So first hour we had William and |
| 0:49.4 | second hour. It's one of my apologetical heroes of my time when I was learning apologetics. |
| 0:56.6 | I had such an awesome time learning about the faith, of course, through Catholic Answers, |
| 1:00.5 | but also through John Martinoni and the Bible Christian Society. |
| 1:04.4 | So, John, it is great to have you on. |
| 1:06.8 | It's great to be on the show with you. |
| 1:08.7 | Edgar Goodby back on Catholic Answers Live, and particularly with you. |
| 1:14.0 | That Scykelet guy, he gets a little old at times, you know. |
| 1:17.6 | All right. |
| 1:18.4 | I will make sure that I pass that message on. |
| 1:23.2 | And I won't want to get until you're hosting you. |
| 1:27.1 | Exactly. |
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| 1:29.9 | But, you know, John, one of the things that I really appreciated about learning from you, I mean, you started around the same time Catholic Answers started, the Bible Christian Society. |
| 1:40.0 | Yeah. |
| 1:40.3 | Yes. |
| 1:41.0 | Yeah. |
| 1:41.3 | Actually, Catholic Answers Live went on the air one month before I went on the air on a, on a local evangelical radio station here in Alabama with a show I called the Bible Christian Hour. |
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