#12479 Is There an Actual Burning in Purgatory? Gnosticism and Mary - Joe Heschmeyer

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🗓️ 28 November 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

“Is there an actual burning in purgatory?” This question opens a discussion on the nature of purgatory, alongside inquiries about addressing Protestant objections to John 6 and the Catholic Church’s stance on Gnosticism. Other topics include the interpretation of biblical imagery and the role of Mary in scripture, providing a rich exploration of Catholic beliefs.

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Questions Covered:

08:41 – Is there an actual burning in the cleansing of purgatory?
14:53 – How do I answer the protestant objection to John 6 when they say that Jesus said He was talking about the spirit and not the actual flesh?
24:54 – I don’t understand Gnosticism . Does the Catholic Church say this is wrong?
35:16 – How do we dissuade people from thinking biblical stories are in the same vein as Greek mythology? Example: Jesus calls James and John the sons of thunder would be considered imagery of Zeus.
41:46 – Why do we not hear about Mary’s “sisters”?
51:15 – Could a person with non-Catholic, non-water “believer’s baptism” be saved according to the Catholic Church?

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0:23.8	Hello and welcome to Catholic Answers Live.
0:25.9	I am Cy Kellett, your host.
0:30.1	Joe Heschmeier is our guest today, and we've got a drop calls.
0:31.1	Ask me anything.
0:33.3	All the calls are in already.
0:35.9	These were calls that they came in.
0:40.3	We liked the question, but the caller left before we got to get them on the air.
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0:45.9	I hope you're feeling all right today.
0:46.9	Are you feeling all right today?
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0:49.7	Are the pans washed? From the Thanksgiving festivities, you mean?
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0:53.5	How are you feeling, Joe?
0:54.9	How do you...
0:56.2	You know, I'm not going to reveal this might be a pre-recorded episode so that we can actually
0:59.9	take the day off.
1:00.9	But I will say this.
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