#12696 Who Was the First Catholic? Animals, Souls, and St. Paul - Joe Heschmeyer
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🗓️ 30 April 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
“Who was the first Catholic?” This question opens a discussion that also touches on the nature of souls in animals, St. Paul’s views on the second coming, and the meaning behind Jesus’ words about His yoke. The conversation further explores the differences between the King James Version and other biblical texts, as well as Catholic beliefs regarding the Eucharist.
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Questions Covered:
- 03:55 – Who was the first Catholic?
- 07:16 – How do you explain to people that animals don’t have souls?
- 16:32 – I think St. Paul argued that many generations will pass before the second coming. What are your thoughts on that?
- 24:42 – What does it mean when Jesus says my yoke and burden are light?
- 31:45 – What do we know about the KJV? How does it compare to the Ethiopian bible and the original bible?
- 41:33 – Do we as Catholics believe that we’re eating the resurrected body of Christ or are we eating the crucified body of Christ?
- 47:40 – How hard is it to leave Mormonism?
- 53:15 – Do Mormons have a concept of a god as a first principle?
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| 0:34.2 | Thanks for everybody who helped us out with questions on Latter-day Saints |
| 0:37.2 | last hour. Maybe we'll do that again out with questions on Latter-day Saints last hour. |
| 0:37.7 | Maybe we'll do that again. We'll continue the conversation. Some former Latter-day Saints called, |
| 0:43.0 | but nobody currently practicing who wanted to have a conversation. But like I said, first time, |
| 0:49.7 | you know, but we'll maybe try it again and see how that goes. |
| 0:54.9 | We did have kind of a controversial thing come up in the first hour. |
| 0:58.8 | Joe claimed that there's some association between Baptists and Dr. Pepper. |
| 1:03.6 | And so, you know what I did? |
| 1:04.7 | I went to an expert and asked, do a lot of Baptist drink Dr. Pepper. |
| 1:09.1 | And that expert said there's a bit of a cultural stereotype with some truth to it that |
| 1:15.1 | many Baptists, especially in the southern U.S., drink a lot of Dr. Pepper. |
| 1:17.5 | It sounds like AI slop. |
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| 1:20.6 | I told you I asked an expert. |
| 1:22.1 | Chat GPT is an expert. |
| 1:24.7 | Dr. Pepper originated in Texas. |
| 1:26.9 | Many Baptists don't drink alcohol, so it became common to drink Dr. Pepper originated in Texas. Many Baptists don't drink alcohol, so it became common to drink Dr. Pepper instead. |
| 1:33.3 | And it's in the South, and there's a lot of Baptists in the South. |
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