Shameless Popery

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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.

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June 16 · length unknown
#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 you don’t get drunk and those who say Christians should never drink alcohol. So should we preach moderation or should we preach tea totalism that is total abstinence with a capital T? Now, if you ...
June 9 · length unknown
#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 would be better for their child not to live. But honestly, I don’t really expect Jesse Ridgeway to have room for accepting suffering into his comfortable life as a successful secular YouTuber. I thi...
June 2 · length unknown
#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 released Magnifica Humanitas on safeguarding the human person and the time of artificial intelligence. It’s being called the popes uncyclical on AI, but that’s a little bit like Calling Rarem...
May 26 · length unknown
#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 for a few different reasons. First, despite our theological differences, I think West does a lot of good and I think that he’s a man of goodwill who has a desire to serve the Lord. Second, as he ...
May 19 · length unknown
#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 instantly want to write me off as being an overly sensitive person who thinks any criticism of Israel is antisemitic. But hear me out, that’s not me. And if you still think I’m wrong at the ...
May 12 · length unknown
#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 attacking Catholic teaching. He’s called the Rosary Demonic, said praying to saints is communicating with demons, and even called the Eucharist blasphemy. So needless to say, no fan of Catholici...
May 5 · length unknown
#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 conversations from both sides and one person in particular caught my attention because he offers a brand new argument for Solo Scriptura and for the 66th book Protestant Bible. That person is the Protestant...
April 22 · length unknown
#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 whether, as Sean Luke claims, was really a demon. Now, this is not going to be a full blow by blow of their whole three hour debate. I’m going to actually sit down with Ethan for a fuller convers...
April 21 · length unknown
#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, I’m joined by one Mr. Braden Cook. Brayton, would you like to introduce yourself and then we’ll get into the tweet, the book, and the response? Brayden: Yeah, sure. Well, thanks for having me o...
April 15 · length unknown
#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 morning, President Trump tweeted to the Iranians threatening to attack power plants and bridges and to open the bleeping straight, or they would be living in hell, signing off with a mocking praise be to...
April 7 · length unknown
#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 process down the street with images of Mary or with the Eucharist. Clip: Catholic church bells would be okay. Catholic church bells would be okay. But a parade in honor of the Virgin Mary, carrying an...
April 2 · length unknown
#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, the shortest season on the church’s calendar. Fun fact, it’s the three holiest days of the year. It begins with tonight, Holy Thursday, the mass of the Lord’s Supper, and it’s g...

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