#12133 Why Do Catholics Follow the Pope If It’s Not in the Bible? And More - Karlo Broussard
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🗓️ 1 April 2025
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Many Protestants ask why Catholics follow papal authority when it’s not explicitly stated in Scripture. We explore the biblical and historical roots of the papacy and also explain why Catholics reject sola scriptura, differences in baptism, and the rules around receiving Communion.
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Questions Covered:
- 07:16 – Why do Catholics follow the doctrines and orders of the pope even if it’s not written in the bible?
- 19:00 – Why don’t Catholics follow Sola Scriptura?
- 37:24 – Why is baptism different among Catholics vs Baptists?
- 47:20 – Why can’t non-Catholics receive communion at a Catholic Church? How would one explain it to them?
Transcript
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| 0:33.2 | So happy to get to be here with you on this Tuesday afternoon and happy to get to spend it with Dr. |
| 0:38.0 | Carlo Broussard, both hours. |
| 0:40.0 | We're going to do the whys of Catholic belief this hour. |
| 0:42.7 | And next, you've got a why question about Catholicism? |
| 0:45.4 | Why do Catholics believe that Jesus has been raised from the dead? |
| 0:49.7 | Why do Catholics believe the Bible is the Word of God? |
| 0:52.9 | Or maybe there are particular, maybe smaller or more local questions. |
| 0:59.1 | You know, why do we go to Mass? |
| 1:01.3 | Why do we have to go to Mass every Sunday? |
| 1:03.2 | Or why do we believe in purgatory? |
| 1:06.1 | Why do we believe that the saints pray for us? |
| 1:09.0 | If you've got a why question, whether you're Catholic or not, |
| 1:11.2 | this hour is for you. 888-3187-884, AAA-3184. Dr. Carlo Boussard is the author of a whole |
| 1:21.4 | bunch of books, and I actually mentioned the title of, or came pretty close to the title of two |
| 1:26.6 | of them there in the introduction. One of them, Purgatory is for real, and the other one, or came pretty close to the title of two of them there in the introduction. |
| 1:27.6 | One of them, Purgatory is for Real, and the other one, The Saints Pray for You, |
| 1:33.0 | many other books as well. |
| 1:35.0 | Dr. Carla Bursar, thank you for being here with us. |
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