#12541 Why Aren’t You Catholic? Apostolic Succession and Mary - Karlo Broussard
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🗓️ 12 January 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
“Why Aren’t You Catholic?” addresses common objections to Catholicism, including the belief that Christ did not intend for infallibility to extend beyond the apostles. The discussion also touches on Mary’s perpetual virginity and whether she had other children, as well as the legitimacy of apostolic succession. Additionally, questions about spending time with Christ and the differences between Natural Family Planning and artificial birth control are explored.
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Questions Covered:
- 04:29 – Someone might say, “I’m not Catholic because I don’t believe Christ intended the gift of infallibility to continue beyond the apostles, especially in someone like the pope.”
- 15:58 – Psalm 69:8 Mary perpetual virginity, Jesus I was an alien to my mothers son, does this indicate that Mary had other children?
- 22:37 – I’m not Catholic because I don’t believe apostolic succession is legitimate?
- 33:27 – Is spending time in front of crucifix at my home or working at a soup kitchen an acceptable way of spending time with Christ?
- 41:40 – What is the purification that is spoken about in 1 John 1:7, and does it have any connection to Purgatory?
- 49:40 – What is the difference between Natural Family Planning and artificial birth control?
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| 0:47.7 | from all the hard work he's doing to get the new YouTube channel and website and podcast launched. |
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| 1:14.8 | Well, thanks for having me, Cy. Great to be on with you, my friend. Congratulations that this big day has come. |
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