10,000 Objections to Catholicism ANSWERED (Jimmy Akin)

Today we discussed a BUNCH of objections to Catholicism ... I'll add a link or two under each topic if you want to do more research. Make sure you check out Jimmy's excellent podcast: https://sqpn.com/podcasts/jimmy-akins-mysterious-world/

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Check out the transcript of a recent talk Jimmy gave, Why Be Catholic: http://jimmyakin.com/why-be-catholic

Here's what we discussed:

- Papal authority and infallibility: https://pintswithaquinas.com/what-does-a-bad-pope-mean-for-the-church-w-joe-heschmeyer/

Jimmy's book, Teaching With Authority: https://www.amazon.com/Teaching-Authority-Doctrinal-Confusion-Understand/dp/1683570944?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=&linkCode=sl1&tag=jimmyakincom-20&linkId=7f10c5e79d142b5d53583c24334e4a7b&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl

- The Assumption of Mary https://pintswithaquinas.com/4-things-catholics-believe-about-mary-w-tim-staples/

- Hell https://pintswithaquinas.com/25-does-hell-exist-is-it-eternal-with-fr-chis-pietraszko/

JPII on Hell: https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/audiences/1999/documents/hf_jp-ii_aud_28071999.html

Pope Benedixt XVI on Hell (especially 45-58): https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20071130_spe-salvi.html

- Masturbation

C.S. Lewis on masturbation: https://youtu.be/8JstuIjSVwk

Catechism on masturbation: http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/para/2352.htm

- Contraception https://youtu.be/bIEt018Xmyk

- Filioque https://www.catholic.com/tract/filioque

*** Then we went into a lightning round ...

- Women cant be priests https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jyctoYTY9k

- Prayers to saints https://youtu.be/VXmcn9vcDug

- Purgatory https://youtu.be/QtEDP9wivN8

Pope Benedixt XVI on Hell (especially 45-58): https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20071130_spe-salvi.html

- Calling priest fathers https://www.catholic.com/tract/call-no-man-father

Jimmy Akin explaining this at greater length: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ0RMarygLQ

- Moving the sabbath to Sunday? https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/from-sabbath-to-sunday

Jimmy Akin explaining this at greater length: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joHiQsgDTs4

- The Rosary is repetitious prayer and that's condemned. https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/do-catholics-pray-vain-repetitions

Jimmy Akin explaining this at greater length: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlegxTFTyWY

- Jesus is just a spin off of pagan deities ... new testament not reliable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gb8o1_eeFY

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