#12497 Why Aren’t You Catholic? Mary, Saints, and Baptism Issues - William Albrecht
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🗓️ 11 December 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
“Why Aren’t You Catholic?” addresses common concerns about Catholic beliefs, including the role of Mary and the saints. The discussion also touches on the significance of the Miraculous Medal, the challenges of baptism in the Catholic Church, and the differences between Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, providing a comprehensive look at these important topics.
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Questions Covered:
- 03:56 – I’m Lutheran. What is the Miraculous Medal? How does it work?
- 12:12 – I’m not Catholic because of the idolization of Mary and the saints and the claim that Jesus founded Catholicism?
- 19:36 – How would you convince an LDS member why you think Mary is the Mother of God?
- 30:41 – Why is it so difficult to get baptized as a Catholic?
- 35:47 – My best friend is becoming Eastern Orthodox and I’m becoming Catholic. What are the reasons why I should become Catholic instead of EO?
- 44:03 – How would Mary and Jesus be different if they were both immaculately conceived?
- 50:28 – I’m not Catholic because I’ve been lied to about it all my life.
Transcript
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| 0:31.5 | I'm Cy Kellett, your host. |
| 0:33.3 | So happy to be here with you. |
| 0:35.0 | We've got William Allbrecht, we've got Tim Staples coming up, |
| 0:37.9 | and it's asked me anything. You can ask whatever you like. Just dial 8883187-884, |
| 0:44.3 | AAA-3184. William Albrecht, welcome so much. Thank you for being here. |
| 0:52.6 | Great to be with you, brother. Thrill to be with all of y'all. What a wonderful season it has been. I'm just happy to be with you, my friend. Has it been a wonderful season for you? Are you enjoying Advent? I really am. I'm having a great, great time. Now, I tell you one thing, I'm grateful to be here because I got a little bit under the weather, sigh and my goodness I lost my boys for about five |
| 1:14.2 | days I'm grateful to be here because I got a little bit under the weather, and my goodness, I lost my boys for about five days. |
| 1:15.0 | I got it back now. |
| 1:16.1 | And your wife must have been so happy, though. |
| 1:19.1 | You know, she was thrilled, but I tell you one thing, I was the happiest. |
| 1:23.5 | When you couldn't talk or when it came back? |
| 1:26.4 | Well, I didn't, you know, I wasn't forced to communicate, so I was the happiest. |
| 1:29.1 | Oh, you like to just be quiet and chill. |
| 1:34.6 | 8883187-884. |
| 1:37.4 | Edgar tells me I got it wrong. |
| 1:38.9 | I was, I know I didn't get it wrong, but I'm going to do whatever Edgar tells me to do. |
| 1:43.4 | He says I was supposed to say, why aren't you Catholic today? I think Edgar got it right. No, don't take sides. We don't need you taking sides. Yeah, I know. Put him down. You lost his voice. Why aren't you Catholic? If you're not a Catholic, give us a call 888318.84. However, I'm going to take whatever calls are there. |
| 2:01.8 | I don't want anybody to call and then be mistreated because of a faux paul on my part. |
| 2:07.4 | So I will take whatever call is there. |
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