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#208 Is Schism Coming? - Jimmy Akin

Catholic Answers Focus

Catholic Answers

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.81.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2019

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Even Pope Francis is talking about schism, so is the unity of the Church in danger? Our senior apologist tackles the meaning of “schism” and assesses the risks. Cy Kellett: Hello, and welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus. I’m Cy Kellett, your host. Delighted to have you with us, thanks so much for joining us. Schism has been in the news recently, so we have our good friend Jimmy Akin here with us. Jimmy is senior apologist here at Catholic Answers, and the author of many things, but I’m going to point in particular to this one, Teaching With Authority: How to Cut Through Doctri…

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0:00.0

Even the Pope is talking about Sizum. Is it time to start worrying?

0:03.7

Jimmy Aiken is next.

0:09.1

Hello and welcome again to Catholic Answers Focus.

0:11.5

I'm Cy Kellett, your host.

0:13.0

Delighted to have you with us.

0:14.2

Thanks so much for joining us.

0:16.4

Skism has been in the news recently,

0:19.1

so we have our good friend Jimmy Aiken here with us.

0:21.2

Jimmy is senior apologist here at Catholic Answers and the author of many things, but I'm going to point in particular to this one, teaching with authority, how to cut through doctrinal confusion and understand what the church really says, because that's one that may deal most closely with this.

0:35.0

You can also get Jimmy's recent book, The Bible is a Catholic book.

0:39.0

Hello Jimmy Aiken.

0:41.0

How do you Searle Kellet?

0:42.0

Thanks for being here.

0:44.0

Oh, no problem.

0:45.0

First of all, I think the thing that most people will want to know, is it schism or schism, it is pronounced both ways.

0:55.0

So it's a tomato, tomato thing.

0:56.8

tomato or tomato.

0:58.8

Oh, okay, all right.

1:00.8

I'm, fair enough.

1:01.8

Let's call this whole thing off.

1:03.0

No, you're committed.

1:05.0

Jason Harrowitz, a reporter for the New York Times was on the airplane with Pope Francis,

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