#12456 I’m Not Catholic Because I’m Hindu – Why Aren’t You Catholic? - Joe Heschmeyer
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🗓️ 13 November 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
“I’m Not Catholic Because I’m Hindu” This episode explores the intersection of modern teachings and biblical truths, addressing questions like why some Hindus feel they can’t embrace Catholicism and concerns about Catholics adapting to contemporary views. We also delve into the deeper purpose of creation, offering a thoughtful examination of faith and belief.
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Questions Covered:
- 02:15 – I’m not Catholic because I’m Hindu.
- 22:14 – I’m not Catholic because Catholics are conforming to modern times instead of teaching what the bible says?
- 44:30 – What is the point of God making all of this?
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| 0:11.5 | Learn more at realestateforlife.org. Joe Heschmire, our guests, welcome back. |
| 0:35.6 | Another hour of, why aren't you Catholic and just one line open. |
| 0:39.4 | That means we've got lots of non-Catholic folks that have been willing to call, and we do appreciate that. |
| 0:44.2 | 8883-187884 is the number. Joe is a wonderful apologist here at Catholic Answers. |
| 0:50.3 | I'll just read some of the books that he's written. The early church was the Catholic |
| 0:54.7 | Church, Pope Peter defending the church's most distinctive doctrine in a time of crisis. The Eucharist |
| 1:01.6 | is really Jesus, how Christ's body and blood are the key to everything we believe. That's just three |
| 1:07.4 | of them. That's just three of his many, many books. And he also is the podcaster behind Shameless Popery. And you can find Shameless Popery the way he described to before. It seems like you can barely miss it. Just step outside. You'll probably be in it. He said you can go to anywhere where you get your podcast. You can go to YouTube and look up Shameless Popry or Joe Heschmire. You can go to Spotify. Is there anywhere where it doesn't exist? Yeah, I mean, if you're like in a local Amish market or something, you wouldn't be able to get it very easily. Oh, that's probably true. Yeah. I mean, they use technology for certain work-related things, but it might be hard to convince them that that was work-related. Yeah, a Catholic apologist? |
| 1:45.1 | Yeah, that might be hard to convince the Amish to give up here. |
| 1:47.9 | Yeah, maybe. |
| 1:49.4 | All right. |
| 1:50.5 | 8883-1884 is the question, and Arch is all the way over in Hawaii. |
| 1:58.7 | And so I want to get to Arch. |
| 1:59.9 | I'm not going to take any more time. |
| 2:01.2 | Arch, welcome. |
| 2:04.3 | Wait, what do you, I mean, I meant to say, Arj, Aloha. |
| 2:08.1 | Why aren't you Catholic? |
| 2:11.4 | Hey, how's it going? |
| 2:12.6 | Can you guys hear me? |
| 2:13.6 | Very well, yes. |
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