AMA: Catholicism w/ Joe Heschmeyer | Catholic Answers Live | September 11, 2024

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TOPIC: Ask Me Anything: Catholicism
GUEST: Joe Heschmeyer

QUESTIONS ASKED:
00:00:00 - Waiting Music
00:05:44 - Introduction
00:10:06 - If Adam and Eve did not possess the beatific vision but the saints now do, was it better for humans to fall?
00:13:03 - I’m ethnically Jewish and looking to convert. What's the history of antisemitism within the Church and how prevalent is it within the Church today?
00:23:44 - How would you answer the objection: Jn 8 has been shown to be a later addition using historical critical methods, but the Council of Trent claims they are true and infallible. This would make the claim untrue.
00:29:37 - Was Jesus joyful?
00:39:32 - Is it possible, theologically, for there to be a fourth person in God?
00:43:23 - I’m Protestant. Is the bible a living translation that the holy spirit guides you when you read it? If so, why do we need the Church?
00:51:57 - Did some of Jesus’ apostles doubt his resurrection?
01:00:44 - 5-Minute Break
01:09:31 - How do we reconcile God the father being a singular entity in the Old Testament to God prior being seen as a polytheistic idea?
01:22:06 - How long did it take to replace Judas among the twelve and how did it happen?
01:26:23 - Could you explain some of the contents of the Gospel of Thomas and why it's not in the canon?
01:34:21 - Why doesn't the office of apostle exist anymore? Why did Jesus have to be crucified?
01:47:23 - I dread being asked the following question: How can we defend the teaching of the Church when there are some situations where our own leadership refuse to defend it and sometimes even want to change the truth? How would you respond?
01:52:00 - When I picked my confirmation name, I chose it after a secular person. Can I pick a specific saint now with that same name?
01:54:53 - How do you explain Pope Francis' comments with a sort of communion with Muslims and worshiping the same God?