Biblical Scholar, Dr. John Bergsma, a former Protestant pastor who converted to Catholicism, tackles the most common Protestant objections to the Catholic faith from confession and icon veneration to sola scriptura, papal infallibility, and the development of doctrine, using Scripture, early Church history, and his own conversion story.

Ep. 583

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📚 Resources Mentioned:

The Gospel of John with Dr. John Bergsma: https://StPaulCenter.com/pints

Ignatius Catholic Study Bible: https://stpaulcenter.com/store/ignatius-catholic-study-bible-old-and-new-testaments

Dr. Bergsma Bio: https://www.johnbergsma.com/biography

Theotokos Rosaries: https://dwplus.shop/TheotokosRosaries

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⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00:00 — Intro
00:03:35 — Dr. Bergsma’s conversion story at Notre Dame
00:15:24 — Objection #1: Why confess to a priest?
00:39:49 — Objection #2: What really happened at the Reformation?
00:49:37 — Objection #3: Affirming icons, the Assumption & Papal infallibility
01:16:49 — Objection #4: The Immaculate Conception & development of doctrine
01:26:07 — Objection #5: Sola scriptura
01:54:49 — Objection #6: Infinite regression (Why trust the Church?)
02:04:21 — Objection #7: Catholics have added to the Gospel
02:09:26 — Objection #8: Catholics worship the same God as Muslims
02:19:39 — Objection #9: No clear list of required dogmas
02:24:18 — Objection #10: Contradictory infallible statements in Church history
02:36:47 — Final objection: Development of doctrine means anything goes
02:50:27 — Last thoughts

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