Shameless Popery
Shameless Popery is a witty, entertaining podcast that informs you about your Catholic faith and equips you to better explain Catholicism especially to Protestant or atheist friends.
Episodes
#285 REBUTTAL: “Why I Don’t Accept The Papacy” (MEGA EPISODE)
Joe is joined by Brayden Cook of The Catechumen to examine the arguments made by Testify Apologetics in his video “Why I Don’t Accept The Papacy.”
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I am joined today by Catholic Answers newest apologist, Brayden Cook, to respond to a recent video the channel Testify made where the guy behind the testif
#284 Responding To The “Fatima Nettles” Controversy
Joe responds to the claims online that the Fatima children and apparitions promote self-harm.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I want to talk about something that has been nettling me lately. After Ethan Muse converted from atheism to Catholicism, a conversion due in no small part due to the evidence of Catholic miracles, he got into a debate with Sean
#283 Historical Proof Relics Are Anti-Pagan (and very Christian)
Joe responds to the interesting discourse surrounding showcasing of St. Agatha’s relics (her skull) recently. He demonstrates that relics are not only NOT pagan, but are both Scripturally and historically Christian.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I wanted to talk about the weird and maybe even creepy side of Catholicism, relics. Now, a brief v
#282 Are Annulments Just Catholic Divorce?
Joe examines the practice of Catholic Annulments and examines whether it’s just divorce under another name.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer. And today I want to explore a question that many people have. For a great number of people, the chief difficulty they have in embracing Catholicism isn’t about a major theological controversy or a doctri
#281 Does Studying Aquinas Inevitably Make You Catholic? (Conversation with Ryan Hurd)
Joe talks with Ryan Hurd who recently converted from Protestantism to the Catholic Faith, how studying Thomas Aquinas led him across the Tiber, and how this could be becoming something of a meme…
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I saw a fascinating discussion between three Baptists about people studying Thomas Aquinas and becoming Catholic. And
#280 When Church Fathers Get Something Wrong
Joe examines St. Irenaeus’ claim that Jesus was around 50 years old when he died, how Protestants use this to try to discredit tradition, and how Catholics should respond.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer. And one of the arguments you’ll sometimes hear against tradition is that we can’t trust that the church fathers got tradition right.
#279 The New Covenant Argument Against Baptist Theology
Joe examines the Baptist position that babies cannot be baptized, and how this clashes with the Old Covenant that they seem to accept.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heshmeyer, and I want to share with you today an argument that is simple and effective at showing why Baptists are wrong, not only on baptism, but also on the Eucharist. The argument is straightforwar
#278 Will Rejecting Marian Dogmas Send You To Hell?
Joe examines Protestant worries about overstating doctrine that is necessary for salvation, specifically Marian dogmas. On the surface it seems like a perfectly logical concern, but Joe takes the time to demonstrate why they are necessary.
Read Pope Pius XI’s encyclical on one of the Marian Dogmas here: https://www.papalencyclicals.net/pius11/p11verit.htm
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Sha
#277 The Critical Disagreements That Sparked The SSPX Schism…
Joe responds to the SSPX claims about Vatican II and it’s position on religious liberty, ecumenism and collegiality.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heshmeyer and I want to address three alleged errors of Vatican II. Now last week I looked at some of the legitimate critiques made against the council. For example, some of the texts were ambiguous and heretics
#276 Answering SSPX Objections to Vatican II (Part 1)
Joe answers some objections to Vatican II raised by the SSPX.
Transcript:
Joe :
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and in response to my recent video about the SSPX consecrations, I mentioned that despite what you may have heard, the dispute between the Vatican and the Society of St. Pius X not a dispute about the Latin mass. It is about whether or not Vatican II teaches er
#275 The SSPX Excommunication Is Justified. Here’s Why…
Joe breaks down the SSPX schism, the common arguments used to consecrate more bishops, and how the Church has historically handled these situations.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, and I want to try to make sense of the current SSPX situation. The Vatican says that the bishops of the Society of St. Pius 10th and not only the bishops have just gone into
#274 DEBATE REVIEW: Redeemed Zoomer vs Doug Wilson on SCHISM
Joe reviews the recent debate between RZ and Doug Wilson on Schism, and gives the Catholic response.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I wanted to review a thoughtful debate that recently happened over on the channel Reformation Red Pill between Redeem Zoomer and Pastor Doug Wilson. The subject of the debate was on the sin of schism. Now, particularly
#273 Agnostic Reads the Bible. His Questions Are Surprisingly Good.
Joe responds to a few questions Daniel Greene had after reading the Bible for the first time!
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, and I want to introduce you to Daniel Green, an agnostic YouTuber who decided to read through the entire Bible for the first time.
Daniel:
Hello, everyone. I feel like I’ve kind of gotten away with something somehow. What d
#272 If Jesus Drank Wine, Why Don’t Some Christians?
Joe responds to common objections to alcohol that some Christians make, and cites history and the Bible to show that moderate drinking is ok.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer. Is it okay for followers of Jesus Christ to drink alcohol even in moderation? Broadly speaking, Christians fall into two camps. Those who say moderate drinking is okay as long as yo
#271 The False Gospel Many Catholics Secretly Believe
Joe examines Moralistic Therapeutic Deism, why it’s a huge problem in modern society, and how this applies to the recent Jesse Ridgeway news.
Transcript:
Joe:
This week, a YouTuber named Jesse Ridgeway announced that he and his wife had decided that she would abort their child because the baby had down syndrome. Once they saw the size of the cross being laid before them, they decided it woul
#270 Does “Magnifica Humanitas” Contradict Catholic Teaching? (Just War)
Joe reviews the backlash against the Just War portion of Pope Leo’s “Magnifica Humanitas.”
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I want to talk about the fight over just war that’s being fought right now in the aftermath of Pope Leo’s new and cyclical. I want to start with a little bit of context. On Memorial Day, Pope Leo rel
#269 Responding (Lovingly) to Wes Huff’s Reasons For Not Being Catholic
Wes Huff’s video “6 reasons why I’m not Roman Catholic” has started quite the conversation! Here’s Joe’s response to Wes (lovingly, of course).
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, and on Thursday, Wes Huff released a video called Six Reasons Why I’m No Roman Catholic. Now, I am grateful to him for making the video f
#268 The Jewish Roots of “Christ Is King”
Joe breaks down why Christ Is King has Jewish roots.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I want to talk about the phrase Christ is king. I love the phrase, but I’m also aware that people online sometimes use it today in ways that are regarded as and often meant as anti-Jewish. Now I know when I say that there’s already a segment of you who in
#267 “Bible In Context” Got This Wrong In His Response to Me
Bible in Context is an Instagram page that regularly replies to Catholic creators, and has replied to several clips of Joe. Today Joe responds back!
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer. Many of you may be familiar with the Instagram account Bible in context. It’s run by a guy by the name of Patrick O’Brien, and he’s built a large following
#266 This Brand New Sola Scriptura Argument Surprised Me…
Joe reviews Christopher Cloos’ new argument in favor of Sola Scriptura, the Attribute Inscripturation Thesis (AIT).
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, and many of you know I recently debated Doug Wilson on Sola Scriptura. If you haven’t seen that debate, you can check it out in the description below. But the debate prompted a lot of good conver
#265 A SLAM DUNK Debate For Catholics (Fatima DEBATE REVIEW)
Joe reviews the recent debate on Capturing Catholicism between Ethan Muse and Sean of Anglican Aesthetics over the apparitions at Fatima.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, and you all voted overwhelmingly for me to do a debate review of Sean Luke versus Ethan Muse on the question of whether the alleged Mary and Apparitions and Fatima were really Mary or w
#264 Redeemed Zoomer Critiques a Doctor of the Church…It Ends Poorly
Joe and Brayden from The Catechumen review Redeemed Zoomer’s “critique” of St. Frances de Sales.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, and I’m excited to share a really good argument from one of my favorite saints responding to a popular YouTuber. I mean, obviously that’s not what he was originally doing, but along the way, IR
#263 Trump’s Blasphemous Meme Points To A Bigger Problem… - Joe Heschmeyer
Joe examines how Trump’s blasphemous meme actually points to a more serious problem spiritually in our culture today, and it’s a problem that most of us struggle with.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, and this Easter season has been a wild one for American Catholics, particularly in terms of the clash of church and state. On Easter Sunday mor
#262 I Debated Doug Wilson on Sola Scriptura
Joe’s opening statement in his debate against Doug Wilson on Sola Scriptura.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and happy Easter. I suspect many of you are familiar with the Protestant pastor, Doug Wilson. He’s often been described as a Christian nationalist. He recently made the news for arguing that the law shouldn’t permit Catholics to
#261 Catholic Conversions Hit Decade Highs…But There’s a Catch
Catholic conversions are SURGING this year! But does that mean we’re in a revival in the US? The numbers are a little more nuanced than you may first expect…
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, and I’ve got a lot of exciting news for you, not least of which is we’re ending the season of Lent and entering the season called Trudiwum, t
#260 What You Missed About Jonah and Christ’s Passion and Resurrection
Joe explains the importance of the Sign of Jonah named by Jesus in Matthew 16, and how it relates to Holy Week.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer. I’ve got two very exciting pieces of news to share with you before I get started on today’s episode. Number one, this time next week, we should have the debate with Doug Wilson that I just did. It sh
#259 Ted Cruz’s Wild Endorsement of Anti-Catholic Tripe
Joe dissects a poorly written, AI-sourced article from X that paints a laughably inaccurate picture of American Catholicism and Catholic Answers specifically.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, and it’s not every day that as an apologist for Catholic Answers, I find our work called out in a piece shared by a city and US Senator, but this week I had t
#258 Egypt’s 10 Plagues Were God Smiting Demons
Joe explains how the 10 plagues of Egypt in Exodus was a direct judgement against the false gods the Egyptians were worshipping.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, and you probably know the basic story of the tin plagues and the Exodus. God sends Moses to Pharaoh to tell him-
CLIP:
Let my people go.
Joe:
Pharaoh, of course, refuses, and so God sends a seri
#257 Finding Your Perfect Catholic Wife w/Anna Sutton – Cup o’Joe LIVE
Joe sits down today with Anna Sutton and chats finding your Catholic Wife, everyday apologetics and a lot more!
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer here to have a cup of Joe with my friend, Anna Sutton. Anna, welcome.
Anna:
Thank you. It’s so exciting to be here.
Joe:
And of course, as always, metal Mike. Mike, welcome.
Mike:
Good morning.
Joe:
I have
#256 Is Noah’s Ark Historically True?
Joe looks at competing theories about the story of Noah’s Ark and other similar flood myths.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, and I want to ask three questions today about Noah’s Ark and the Great Flood. Question number one, did it really happen or is it just a retelling of older Babylonian stories? Question number two, if it did really happe
#255 Talking To My Favorite Protestant YouTuber (Catholicism and Orthodoxy) ft. Gospel Simplicity
Having a chat with Austin Suggs from Gospel Simplicity about Catholicism, Orthodoxy and his personal faith journey.
Transcript:
Mike:
Go ahead.
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, here to have a cup of Joe with my friend Austin Suggs of Gospel Simplicity. Austin, thank you so much for being with us.
Austin:
It is my pleasure. I just looked at, I don’t know if thi
#254 No, Catholics Aren’t Pharisees
Joe responds to the common claim that the Catholic Church are the modern day Pharisees.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, and a common
CLIP:
Accusation against Catholics is that we’re modern day Pharisees. I think Pharisees and Roman Catholic leaders have a lot in common nowadays.
Yeah. The reformers chose to follow the Bible while the Jesuits chose
#253 My Pints Interview Angered the LDS (w/ Isaac Hess) – Cup o’Joe LIVE
Joe and Isaac Hess discuss Joe’s last appearance on Pints With Aquinas, that created some controversy among the LDS community.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, and I’m here to have a cup of Joe with my friend Isaac Hess. Isaac, thanks for coming on.
Isaac:
Yeah, thanks for having me.
Joe:
Isaac, we’re going to talk a little bit about Mo
#252 Debunking the “Babylonian Origin” of Catholicism
Joe responds to “Catholicism Exposed: These Doctrines Contradict The Word Of God,” a video from Ashley Hays. He sets the record straight on generations of poor scholarship about paganism and Christianity.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and today I want to look at a video recently made by Ashley Hays critiquing what she claims Catholicism tea
#251 Do We Need God to Be Good People? – Cup o’Joe LIVE
Joe, Mike and Vanessa tackle the question “Do We Need Go to Be Good People?”
Joe:
Alright. Alright. Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Meyer and I’m having a cup of Joe with Vanessa Parrish. That one Catholic girl as well as my producer metal. Mike, good morning to both of you.
Mike:
Good morning. Morning, Joe.
Joe:
Alright, well why don’t we do this. Mike, do
#250 This Is Why Your Lent Keeps Failing…
Joe breaks down how Christ and the saints teach us to use fasting, almsgiving and prayer to combat the Triple Concupiscence.
Transcript:
JOE:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and the season of Lent starts tomorrow. For many Christians, it’s a time to give up chocolate and such, and that’s fine, but it kind of misses the point. I don’t want to have a forg
#249 Is Jesus Alone Enough? – Cup o’Joe
Joe takes audience questions on the common Protestant claim that “Jesus alone is enough.”
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. First of all, apologies for the delay. We’re trying something new. I’m Joe Meyer. I’m joined today by my producer, metal Mike Kupris. Mike, do you want to introduce yourself?
Mike:
Hi, good morning everyone. My name’s Micha
#248 Pope John Paul I Was Awesome, Actually…
Joe takes this opportunity to highlight just how great Pope John Paul I was, and how unfortunate it is that he gets overlooked due to his very short papacy.
Transcript:
JOE:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, and today I want to talk about a pope that doesn’t get a lot of love, doesn’t get a lot of attention. Pope John Paul, the first many of us are maybe dimly
#247 Are Christians Just Sexual Hypocrites?
In late of the latest sex scandal to strike in the Christian online space, Joe examines whether all Christians are hypocrites and if Catholic teaching on sexuality is too high.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I want to talk about hypocrisy, particularly sexual hypocrisy. As you might have already heard, there’s a scandal that Milo OUIs broke th
#246 Why Do Christians Worship On Sunday?
Joe looks at the position of Sabbitarians, and their claim that Emperor Constantine instituted worship on Sundays.
Transcript:
JOE:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer. And why do Christians worship on Sunday? Is it because of something that Jesus did or because of something that Constantine did? In other words, was Sunday chosen because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ o
#245 3 Things Christians Should Admit Rhett Got Right
Joe looks at three takeaways from Rhett McLaughlin’s deconstruction.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I want to do something a little bit different today. If you are like me, there’s a good chance that in the good old days of YouTube you watched a fair amount of Rhett and link, and one of the things about Rhett and Link is that both of th
#244 Can You Prove The Bible From The Words of Jesus?
Joe looks at several ways Protestants try to justify their canon and Scripture, and how these standards contradict their canon.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer. How do we know which books belong in the Bible? After all, there are seven Old Testament books that are in Catholic and Orthodox bibles that aren’t in Protestant bibles. So how do we know w
#243 Learn To Spot This Common Logical Fallacy (Counterfeit Argument)
Joe explains how many apologists from different perspectives fall into the trap of what he coins the “Counterfeit Argument.” Learn how to spot and disarm this common logical fallacy.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, and I want to answer a kind of argument that I hear used to argue against Catholicism, to argue against church councils and the
#242 Do St. Paul’s Words DISPROVE the Catholic Eucharist?
Joe counters the common Protestant objection to the Catholic Eucharist, citing that Paul calls the Eucharist “bread,” so the meal must only be bread.
1 Corinthians 10:16-17
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer. And while Catholics and Orthodox believe that the bread and wine in the Eucharist become the body and blood of Jesus Christ, many Protesta
#241 Proving The Catholic Priesthood Is Biblical (Response to Needgod.net)
Needgod.net released a video listing 10 reasons not to convert to Catholicism. Joe focuses in on #6, The Catholic Priesthood, and shows that it is indeed the biblical priesthood instituted by Christ.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and many Protestants believe that the Catholic priesthood is unbiblical, that it’s not something that is authentic to
#240 If Jesus Is Sinless, Why Was He Baptized?
Why did the sinless Jesus receive John’s baptism? Joe Heschmeyer explains how Christ “fulfills all righteousness,” inaugurates his ministry, and sanctifies the waters—making Christian baptism effective, not merely symbolic.
#239 The Only Argument For Catholicism You’ll Ever Need
After Joe’s debate with LDS apologist Jacob Hansen, there’s been a lot of chatter on the topic of the Great Apostasy. Joe breaks down why this can’t be true from both an LDS and a Protestant perspective.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer. And since my recent debate with LDS apologist Jacob Hansen, there’s been a lot of great convers
#238 THIS is Why Mary Knew Jesus Would Rise From The Dead
Joe shows how the Finding of Jesus In The Temple prefigures the Resurrection, and what this means for the faithful.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer. Happy New Year. I want to talk about the finding in the template. It’s a strange event in the Bible that many of us just heard about this past Sunday. Specifically, I want to ask, how and why did Josep
#237 Why Christmas Was Unnecessary (sorta)
Joe examines Thomas Aquinas’ Christmas reflection, and why Christmas and the Nativity weren’t actually necessary.
Transcript:
Joe:
Merry Christmas and welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer. And today I want to talk about a Christmas sort of isn’t necessary because the incarnation sort of wasn’t necessary. Now that might sound heretical, might sound insa
#236 Does the Great Apostasy Disprove Mormonism?
Joe gives his opening statement from his debate with LDS apologist Jacob Hansen on The Great Apostacy.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer. Catholics, Orthodox, Protestants, and Mormons all agree that Jesus Christ founded a church. After all, he tells us that he’s founding a church. But most of us also agree that people can fall away from the faith. Th
#235 “O Come, Emmanuel” and Anti-Intellectual Christianity
Joe reviews a reflection by Pope Benedict XVI on “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” on how wisdom and knowledge help us encounter Jesus Christ.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and as we end the advent season, it’s crazy to say that already and approach the Christmas season. I wanted to share a pair of beautiful reflections from Pope Benedict th
#234 Should You Lie to Your Kids About Santa?
Joe examines the debate over whether you should lie to your kids about Santa Claus.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, and today I want to tackle a controversial question even amongst Christians should parents lie to their kids about Santa Claus? My position is simple. If you want to tell them the true story of St. Nicholas, that’s great. If you and
#233 Christ’s Virgin Birth Isn’t a Pagan Invention
Joe debunks common belief that Jesus’s virgin birth was borrowed from pagan sources across the ancient world. Check out the article on the topic by Jon Sorensen here: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/cleaning-up-the-horus-manure
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, and as Christians prepare to celebrate the virgin birth of Jesus Christ,
#232 C.S. Lewis’s Argument for the Papacy (sort of)
Joe examines C.S. Lewis’s argument for male-headship, and how that applies to Christianity and the Papacy.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I want to share a fascinating argument that CS Lewis made one that I agree with and one that I think points to the truth about the Catholic church and particularly about the papacy in ways that even he didn&
#231 Being “Left Behind” In The Rapture Is Good Actually…(I’m Serious)
Joe explains how common misconceptions about final judgement and the end times make people misinterpret what it means to be “left behind.”
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome, back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, and today I want to talk about the end of the world and specifically the idea of the rapture. Now, if you’re part of a church or denomination that celebrates Advent,
#230 Tim Gordon’s Strawman Crusade for “Masculinity”
Joe answers Tim Gordon responding to his last video on male-headship.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome To Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I want to especially welcome Tim Gordon fans. So if you’re looking for the episode that Tim Gordon and Joe Enders recently critiqued on their live stream yesterday, I’m going to link to it at the end and in the description, but I have to warn
#229 What Is Biblical Male-Headship (and what it’s not…)
Joe breaks down Ephesians 5 and some common errors people interpret from the text. He explains what authentic Catholic male-headship looks like.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, and for many people one of the hardest biblical teachings to know what to do with is this idea of male headship. When the Bible talks with the husband as the head of his wife, wh
#228 So about the Catholic Bishops’ Immigration Message…
Joe tackles the recent message by the USCCB on US immigration and deportations, and the response from Boarder Czar Tom Homan.
Transcript:
JOE:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, and today I want to talk about a contentious issue. What is a good Christian position on immigration? And I think it’s timely to talk about this on Thanksgiving for a couple of reasons. Numbe
#227 The Best Arguments Against Purgatory (and why they’re wrong)
Joe examines NT Wright’s robust argument against Purgatory, and why it’s incorrect.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Poperyu. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I wanted to look at some of the strongest arguments against the Catholic doctrine of purgatory, and I want to give a particular attention to the objections raised by the well-regarded Anglican theologian int Wright. Now, so
#226 Why The Book of Mormon is America’s Quran
Joe examines a common argument that LDS and Muslims share over their respect holy books, the Book of Mormon and the Quran.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, and today I want to address a popular argument I’ve heard both Muslim and Mormon apologists make for why we should believe the Book of Mormon or the Quran is inspired scripture.
And the argument
#225 Will Rome Fall to Modernism? (Orthodox Response)
Today, Joe examines the claim that the Catholic Church has changed positions to fit with the times, while Eastern Orthodoxy has remained the same since Christ founded the Church.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I want to respond to a specific criticism. I’ve heard from some orthodox against Catholicism that Catholicism is guilty of changing and
#224 Ranking the Best And Worst Catholic Dioceses in America
Joe unpacks a new article that evaluated the “spiritual fruitfulness” of all the dioceses in the US. The results will surprise you!
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I want to take a deep dive in the numbers to see where we find America’s most fruitful diocese, where we find America’s least fruitful diocese and why? Now, if you
#223 Does Luke 2 DISPROVE Mary’s Sinlessness? - Joe Heschmeyer
Joe dissects the argument that the Presentation at the Temple in Luke 2 is proof that Mary sinned, because she had to make a "sin offering."
#222 Did The Vatican Just REVERSE Its View On Mary?
Joe reviews the Vatican’s latest document on Mary, “Mater Populi Fidelis.” Some Catholics are concerned that age-old titles of the Blessed Virgin (Co-Redemptrix, Mediatrix) are being banned. Is that actually the case?
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I want to explore some controversial Marian titles and the Vatican’s recent in
#221 Gavin, “Quote-Mining,” and The Didache… - Joe Heschmeyer
Joe replies to Gavin’s video examining his position on the Didache and it’s scholarship, as it applies to the Papacy.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I have to apologize in advance. I’m losing my voice a little bit, so this may be a little raspier than usual, but I wanted to reply to Dr. G Orland’s recent video about bishops i
#220 5 Hilarious Ironies of Reformation Day - Joe Heschmeyer
Joe highlights a few ironic things that some Protestants do when they celebrate Reformation Day.
Transcript:
Joe:
What’s actually happening in the Reformation is no less dark. It’s still celebrating sin only. Now it’s the sin of schism. It’s less spooky maybe, but it’s not less sinful. Thesis number 25 says that the power which the Pope has in general over purgatory c
#219 Catholic Apologist Confronts Fr. Moses - Joe Heschmeyer
Fr. Moses McPherson, an Orthodox priest, had released a few videos explaining his problems with Catholicism. Joe gives his response.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and one of you recently asked in the comments if I would respond to some attacks on the Catholic Church made by a Russian Orthodox priest in YouTuber. Father Moses McPherson. Now if you’
#218 New Priests Are MORE ORTHODOX Than Ever, but there’s a catch… - Joe Heschmeyer
A follow up to his video, “Why Liberal Catholicism Is Dying,” Joe examines the results to a follow up study on priests in America, which results show some good, some bad and some ugly.
Transcript:
Joe:
They interviewed more than a thousand priests. It doesn’t appear they got anyone saying that they were extremely liberal. There is this sea change of orthodoxy coupled with compass
#217 Responding to Gavin Ortlund’s “The Papacy is Not From God” - Joe Heschmeyer
Joe responds to some key points raised in Gavin’s video “The Papacy is Not From God.”
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and Dr. Gavin Ortlund just released a video titled The Papacy is Not From God that I think warrants a reply. Now, I should say at the outset, I respect the bluntness of his argument and I hope that he won’t be offe
#216 Why Dilexi Te is an Awesome Document - Joe Heschmeyer
Joe does a deep dive into Pope Leo’s first apostolic exhortation, Dilexi Te.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery, I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I want to share with you some of the things that struck me about Pope Leo’s new apostolic exportation, dilexi te. Now, I want to say a couple of things at the outset. First, a little bit about what the document is. Second, a little
#215 Is Pope Leo a Liberal? - Joe Heschmeyer
Many of the faithful in the West are probably wondering whether or not Pope Leo is a liberal pope, given several recent headlines and the release of his first papal document Dilexi Te. Joe gives a thoughtful analysis on why this is the wrong way to look at it.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and Pope Leo just released his first magisterial document, Diel
#214 Does This New Archbishop Disprove Anglicanism? - Joe Heschmeyer
The new Archbishop of Canterbury is a woman, and this has caused a crisis in the Anglican Communion. Joe explains the possible outcomes.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and 17 people making up the Crown nominations commission for the Church of England might have made a decision that is going to result in an enormous global schism within the Anglican comm
#213 My Response to Redeemed Zoomer’s “14 Catholic Contradictions” - Joe Heschmeyer
Joe tackles 3 of the supposed “contradictions” addressed by Redeemed Zoomer in his recent video.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, and as many of you may already know, Redeemed Zoomer recently released a video where he laid out 14 examples of what he believed were Catholic contradictions. Four of them were claims that he made where the Catholi
#212 I Was Wrong (Worse: Trent Horn Was Right…) - Joe Heschmeyer
Joe explains how Trent changed his mind on what is the most important aspect of Mary’s Immaculate Conception and her lifelong sinlessness.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Hesschmeyer In February, 2024, Mark’s one of the greatest tragedies to befall mankind. I was wrong about something and worse, Trent Horn was right. Now, for context here, Trent Horn an
#211 The ONLY Response to Islam You’ll Ever Need - Joe Heschmeyer
Joe breaks down the “Islamic Dilemma,” a catch 22 where the Quran says to obey the Gospel and the Torah, but also contradicts both of these books on several major theological and historical points.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, and as you probably know, Muslims believe the Quran is divinely revealed scripture and non-Muslims don’t be
#210 Read Church History, Cease To Be Protestant - Joe Heschmeyer
Cleave to Antiquity and Matthew Barrett have recently left Reformed theology for more Apostolic expressions of Christianity. Joe explores why this isn’t a new phenomenon.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I want to explore two maybe seemingly unrelated conversions today, neither of which interestingly are to Catholicism, but I think you’ll
#211 How I Would Share Christianity With a Trans Person - Joe Heschmeyer
Joe shares what parts of Christianity he would emphasize in order to convince a trans person that Christianity is actually true.
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I want to propose a challenge. How do we as Christians present the gospel to people who identify as transgendered?
CLIP:
You care about other human beings and you don’t want to see inju
#208 The 8 Best “Conversation Moves” to Win Converts (YOU can do this…) - Joe Heschmeyer
Joe breaks down a talk by J. Budziszewski on how Catholics can use the Natural Law to draw the truth out of people, without them even realizing it is there. This method has completely transformed how Joe approaches apologetics and evangelization. We strongly encourage you to watch the video for yourself and support the original release! Get the “cheat sheet” for the episode with all th
#207 Debunking The Trans Genocide… - Joe Heschmeyer
Is there really an epidemic of hate against the trans community? Are delayed “gender affirming surgeries” leading to widespread trans suicides? Are we facing a trans “genocide”?
Transcript:
Joe:
Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I think one of the conversations we’re not doing really well on right now is this debate on transgenderism.
CLIP:
You cut that out now or you
#206 This is Why They Killed Charlie Kirk… - Joe Heschmeyer
The tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk has shaken the nation, and highlights some horrible phenomena manifesting in our political landscape. Joe looks at some of the deeper problems and asks for all to pray for Charlie, his family and the shooter.
Transcript:
CLIP:
I go around universities and have challenging conversations because that’s what is so important to our country is to find our
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