In this episode, Trent Horn shows why a particular slur against Catholicism is often used in a sloppy, self-defeating way, and why many anti-Catholic arguments about obedience, canon law, and Church authority collapse under closer examination.

@shamelesspopery's response to Fr. Moses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ5fZl2RajI
@JimmyAkin's article on trouble accepting Church teaching: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/having-trouble-accepting-a-church-teaching

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00:00 Intro
00:57 How the word “cult” changed
01:55 Why Catholicism doesn’t fit the label
02:52 Dave Hunt, OCIA, and leaving the Church
04:36 Can Catholics question Church leaders?
05:32 Obedience vs blind obedience
06:27 Protestant critiques of Catholic authority
08:26 Canon 752, heresy, and schism
09:14 The levels of Catholic teaching authority
11:00 Heresy vs dissent on non-infallible teachings
12:52 Schism and the authority of the visible Church
13:51 Can the Church punish members?
16:29 Protestants, authority, and staying in corrupt churches
19:24 Do Catholics trust the Church instead of Jesus?
21:57 Why cult language backfires
24:01 Why Scripture alone is not enough
24:48 Outro