#12476 What Makes Mormons Not Christian? Grace and Disagreement - Joe Heschmeyer

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🗓️ 27 November 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

“What makes Mormons not Christian?” This question opens a discussion on the theological distinctions between Mormonism and traditional Christianity. Additionally, the episode addresses how to approach disagreements with church leaders respectfully and suggests passages from Revelation that can enhance understanding of the Mass, along with reflections on grace in relation to Mary.

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Questions Covered:

15:53 – What parts of the book of Revelation could I suggest for my friend to read to better understand the Mass?
28:52 – What makes Mormons not Christian?
39:40 – What is the proper way to disagree with a Priest, Bishop or Pope without risking excommunication?
50:00 – Why wouldn’t God give us the same grace he gave Mary?

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0:32.6	It's not Thanksgiving yet, but it's getting closer and closer.
0:36.6	I'm already in the Thanksgiving spirit.
0:38.2	I just invented that Thanksgiving spirit. It's the spirit of really wanting whipped cream on pumpkin pie.
0:44.0	I think I feel very relaxed and casual today, and somebody made a comment, somebody who was watching
0:50.0	the show, said, Sy seems angry at Joe today. I think my relaxed demeanor is coming across as bitterness or something, Joe, and I apologize.
0:57.0	I think you have a nice professional veneer, but then the horrible bitter core comes out in your more relaxed moments.
1:04.0	What I was saying is I felt like I was hiding the bitterness that I feel towards you, that I harbor him.
1:09.0	I'm not mad at you at all, Joe Heschmeier. I'm no feeling about, but somebody said they think I'm mad at you. Again, I think these people don't have brothers. I didn't, was I even, oh, I said, made some jokes about you and your puns, but, I mean, objectively speaking, your puns are horrible. You also have been doing karate during answers, which I think people need to know. Very unprofessional. That had to do with the people on YouTube. That's a private thing between me and the YouTube audience. All right, that's got nothing to do with you. I do want to ask you, though, to do a better job this hour, because things have changed a little bit around here. Chris Check is in the building, all right? president of Catholic Answers. It's a rare moment. Chris Check is in the building. Do your job better, Joe. Just work a little
1:50.2	harder. Well, I caught the end of the first hour as I was driving over here. Do you hear Ava?
1:55.1	I did. I did. I did. I did. I love when Ava calls. But it was the call before that troubles me.
1:59.8	What was it? The woman who was confused about when was Thanksgiving Catholic or not and when it started.
2:06.5	Oh, and he said.
2:07.3	And Joe said the first mass of Thanksgiving was in St. Augustine.
2:12.6	Florida, yeah.
2:13.8	They don't say St. Augustine.
2:14.8	No, but it's not the pronunciation that troubles me there, though that does trouble me. A lot troubles you, Chris. You got to relax, man. I know. See, I have more bitterness than you, side. But no, what about 1492? Because Joe said in the New World. Oh, yeah, sorry. In America, excuse me. I don't recognize. Oh, okay. Mexico's not a Mexican or Canada.
2:36.4	Oh, but I think the first master is in Barbados, was it? Okay. All right. All right.
2:40.7	But how about Vera Cruz 1517? Was that out here? That's North America. Mexico is North America.
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