Catholic Answers Live

Joe Heschmeyer answers key Catholic questions, including why Catholics don’t baptize by full submersion, how to defend the Pope against Orthodox objections, and whether the Filioque was a corruption or development. He also refutes accusations of cannibalism, explains early Church views on the papacy, and discusses if Catholics can disagree with the pope without being excommunicated. Questions Covered: 03:07 – Why do Catholics not do full submersion baptism? 12:40 – How does the Church defend the Pope from Orthodox objects, specifically Vatican 1? 19:04 – The Filioque was a change, not a development and I think it was just wrong. 30:43 – How do you refute the accusations of cannibalism? 40:24 – Are the statements on the papacy from the Early Church simply honorific? 48:04 – I still struggle with disagreeing with the pope without getting excommunicated.