Part 1 (Lies 10-7) – For 20 years, “Pastor Kenny” heard these claims about the Catholic Church and repeated them to his congregations without checking them. Catholic apologist Dave Armstrong has heard and debunked them more times than he can count in over 30 years of apologetics. He has ranked the top 10, and after 30 years of debating anti-Catholics, he calls them what they are: lies. Part 1 covers lies #10 through #7. Priests are forced into celibacy because the Church hates marriage (Paul and Jesus say otherwise). Catholics are forbidden to read or interpret the Bible (there were 18 German editions before Luther, and Pius XII ordered daily Bible reading). Catholics must pray to saints instead of God (James 5:16 says why we ask the righteous to pray). And transubstantiation was invented in 1215 (Protestant historian Philip Schaff traces it to the church fathers).
CHAPTERS
0:00 “I Used to Teach These Lies” — Meet Dave Armstrong & the Top 10
6:06 How Anti-Catholic Lies Spread (Chesterton’s Warning)
8:12 Lie #10: “Priests Are Forced Into Celibacy Because the Church Hates Marriage”
19:22 Lie #9: “Catholics Are Discouraged From Reading & Interpreting the Bible”
30:13 Lie #8: “Catholics Pray to Saints Who Answer on Their Own — and Can’t Go to God Directly”
39:51 Lie #7: “Transubstantiation Was Invented in 1215”
44:41 The Best Analogies: The Ark of the Covenant & Baptismal Water
51:54 Wrap-Up & Next Episode Teaser
THREE MORE LIES Protestants Believe About Catholicism (Ranked by Dave Armstrong) — Part 2 (Lies 6-4) – Catholic Bible Highlights
Does purgatory deny the sufficiency of the cross? No! Does the Catholic Church anathematize all Protestants to hell? Again, no! Finally, does the Mass re-sacrifice Jesus? No! In part two of our three-part series on anti-Catholic lies, Dave Armstrong and Kenny Burchard confront and correct three more of the most-often told lies about Catholicism. Drawing on Scripture, the Catechism, and history, we correct the falsehoods and show you how to debunk them.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Recap & Today’s Three Lies (#6, #5, #4)
0:25 Lie #6: “Purgatory Denies the Sufficiency of the Cross”
11:59 Lie #5: “Catholics Damn Everyone Who Disagrees to Hell” (Anathemas)
23:57 Are Protestants Really Christians? Baptism & Full Communion
28:19 Lie #4: “Catholics Re-Sacrifice Jesus at Every Mass”
34:41 The Cross in Our Hymns: Why Protestants Already “Go to the Cross”
44:13 Why These Lies Persist (and the “Worshiping Bread” Myth)
46:15 Wrap-Up: Seven Down, One Episode to Go
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RESOURCES
Download the FREE PDF for this episode https://kennyburchard.com/get-pdf/?id=catholic-lies-pt-2
Get our book on Purgatory here: https://tinyurl.com/2n8emvx3
Part III – THE 3 WORST LIES Protestants Believe About Catholicism (Ranked by Dave Armstrong) – Catholic Bible Highlights
Do Catholics put the Church and tradition above the Bible? Do we believe in salvation by works? Do we worship Mary as a goddess? Catholic apologist Dave Armstrong ranked these as the three worst lies about Catholicism, and in this series finale, he and former Protestant pastor Kenny Burchard answer each one. Dave lays out the three-legged stool of Bible, Church, and Tradition, with the Church as “the pillar and bulwark of the truth” (1 Timothy 3:15), the council’s decree in Acts 15:28, and Dei Verbum 9-10. On salvation, we read James 2 and the two passages Dave calls the best: the rich young man (Mark 10:17-21) and the sheep and the goats (Matthew 25). Then the number one lie, answered from Lumen Gentium chapter 8 and the Catechism (CCC 2113). And Kenny confesses he once accused Catholics of worshiping Mary from his own pulpit.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Recap & the Final Three Lies (#3, #2, #1)
4:10 Lie #3: “Catholics Put Church & Tradition Above the Bible” (The Three-Legged Stool)
14:01 Lie #2: “Catholics Believe in Salvation by Works” — Grace, Faith AND Works
17:14 The Two Best Texts: The Rich Young Man & the Sheep and the Goats (Mark 10, Matthew 25)
25:30 “Why Should I Let You Into Heaven?” — A Question That Isn’t in the Bible
30:58 Lie #1: “Catholics Worship Mary as a Goddess”
36:37 A Pastor’s Confession: Accusing Catholics From the Pulpit
44:06 “Worship Is Sacrifice” — Honor, Veneration & Pressing the Point
52:17 Wrap-Up: The Series Finale
RESOURCES:
Get the PDF Download for this episode here: https://kennyburchard.com/go/top-3-lies
