#12419 What Is the Biblical Evidence Against the Great Apostasy? Eucharist, Papacy, and Human Life - Jimmy Akin
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🗓️ 17 October 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
“What is the biblical evidence against the great apostasy?” In this episode, we explore this critical question alongside topics such as the Church’s stance on the death penalty and self-defense, the validity of the Eucharist in other apostolic churches, and the historical development of the papacy. Join us for a thoughtful examination of these important issues.
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Questions Covered:
- 02:11 – What is the biblical evidence against the great apostasy?
- 16:35 – I’m discovering Catholicism. If Catholics believe in the sacredness of all human life, where does the Church stand on the death penalty and self defense?
- 23:41 – Is it enough for us Catholics to give to the Church and trust that they will give it to the poor? How would you apply to women giving to the poor when there’s safety concerns?
- 34:35 – What is the validity of the eucharist in other apostolic churches?
- 40:35 – Was there always a pope, or was there a development of power when Rome fell?
- 46:25 – Where are the bodies of Jesus and Mary? Where do they physically reside?
- 48:39 – Our priest read writings of St. Ignatius of Antioch during the homely. St. Ignatius told his readers not to do anything to avoid his martyrdom. Wouldn’t this go against preserving innocent life?
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to Catholic Answers live. I am Sykelly, your host. Very happy to be here on this Friday because Jimmy |
| 0:21.1 | Aiken's here. He's here for both hours and it's Ask Me Anything. You can ask Jimmy whatever you like. |
| 0:26.2 | 8883187-884. 24 seconds into the show, no calls on the line. So let's see how fast that changes. |
| 0:33.6 | Usually happens very quickly when Jimmy is here. 8883187-884. |
| 0:40.0 | There we've started now. |
| 0:41.3 | 8883187-884. |
| 0:43.1 | Jimmy, of course, senior apologist here at Catholic Answers. |
| 0:46.4 | The author of the Bible is a Catholic book and a daily defense, 365 days plus one to becoming a better apologist. |
| 0:53.1 | Among many other things, Hello, Jimmy Aiken. |
| 0:57.2 | Hello, Psych Helod. How are you doing? I am pretty well, thank you. Happy Friday to you. |
| 1:02.3 | Likewise. I said that you're the author of many other things. You probably have, I can't even imagine how many words that you have published. |
| 1:14.5 | Have you ever even thought about that? |
| 1:15.6 | How many words you published over the course of your career? |
| 1:18.5 | I haven't done the math recently, but I did do an estimate some years ago where I calculated |
| 1:26.3 | the number of words I'd done that year, and I think it was like |
| 1:30.4 | the equivalent of 14 short novels. |
| 1:32.5 | Oh, man. |
| 1:34.5 | Yeah, because you spend a lot of time responding to others, writing short essays, and then |
| 1:41.2 | writing the longer stuff, the books. |
| 1:43.2 | So you're covering all of that. |
| 1:46.2 | 8883184 is the number AAA 38837-884. You can ask Jimmy anything. So I'll tell you what, while you're |
| 1:54.7 | dialing, I'm going to ask Jimmy something. We hear about the great apostasy, Jimmy. I think that |
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