Shameless Popery

Mar 25 2025 100 ep. 453

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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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#156 The Bible PROVES Mary was ALWAYS a Virgin (NeedGod.net Rebuttal) - Joe Heschmeyer

Joe tackles the misguided teaching of NeedGod.net on Mary’s perpetual virginity, citing evidence and prophecy from the Bible. By simply taking an analytical look at the Gospels, and comparing that to what we know of Jewish marriage tradition and parental law, we can conclude that Mary promised herself as a virgin to the Lord for her entire life. Joe succinctly shows this thro

#155 Beta Andrew Tate v. Alpha/Omega Jesus - Joe Heschmeyer

It’s actually remarkable just how closely Andrew Tate’s philosophy aligns with old pagan ideas of masculinity. Today Joe examines how this compares to the perfected masculinity of Christ. Transcript: Joe: Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and I want to offer a Christian take on Andrew Tate. More specifically, I want to propose a thesis that I ha

#154 This ancient prophecy PROVES Christianity is TRUE… - Joe Heschmeyer

Joe explains one of the best evidences for Christianity being true by examining the parallels between Psalm 22 and The Passion. Transcript: Joe: Welcome back to Shamlesss Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer. I want to talk about one of the most powerful lines in the whole Bible and how it’s connected to what I think might be the most incredible prophetic and detailed Old Testame

#153 The High-Velocity News Cycle is Destroying Your Soul - Joe Heschmeyer

Today Joe highlights a growing problem with news consumption, and warns how it may be destroying your soul. Transcript: Joe: Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer, and if you think that keeping up with news and politics right now is just overwhelming, well, good news. I guess you’re correct and you should know that some of that feeling of being overwhelme

#152 The history of Lent you never knew… - Joe Heschmeyer

Today Joe takes us through the history of one of the most beautiful liturgical seasons, Lent. And shows us that it’s WAY older and grounded in Christian history than you realize… Transcript Joe: Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe, Heschmeyer, and today I want to explore the true history of lint. Now, some Christians just know lint is that time of year where

#151 James White DEBATE debrief (w/ John DeRosa) - Joe Heschmeyer

Joe does a debrief with John DeRosa on the debate with James White on the Mass being a propitiatory sacrifice, and the infamous Ignatius statement. Transcript: Joe: Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer and this is going to be a little different of an episode than I normally do. As you may know, I was just down in AR Kansas this past week to debate James White

#150 Why Catholic Mass is ESSENTIAL to Christianity (and completely Biblical) - Joe Heschmeyer

Following Joe’s debate with James White, he lays out the case for why the Mass is a propitiatory sacrifice and the most essential Christian practice, supported by Scripture, Church Fathers and the Reformers themselves. Transcript: Joe: Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer. I want to start by asking you a question. Can you point to a moment in your own li

#149 William Lane Craig’s Dangerous View on Jesus (and the Trinity…) - Joe Heschmeyer

William Lane Craig is one of the most popular theologians and Christian apologists today. We actually have a lot of respect and admiration for him. However he, like many other Protestants, falls into some seriously dangerous pitfalls when following Sola Scriptura, to the point of denying core attributes of the God we profess to believe and adore. Transcript: Joe: Welcome back to Sh

#148 Once Saved, Always Saved CAN’T be true. Here’s why… - Joe Heschmeyer

If a person professes belief in Jesus Christ then later says they do not believe, were they actually ever Christian? Some protestants think not, and today Joe Heschmeyer dismantles the false doctrine of Eternal Security. Transcript: Joe: Welcome back to Shamless Popery. I’m Joe Heschmeyer. Is it possible for a Christian to lose their salvation? Can a Christian forfeit their s

#147 Wes Huff gets THIS wrong about the Bible… - Joe Heschmeyer

Joe addresses some of the misconceptions spread about the cannon of Scripture by people like Wes Huff and Dr. John Meade. With Wes’s rise to popularity from his debate with Billy Carson and appearance on Joe Rogan, we thought it’d be good to correct some of his errors. Transcript: Joe: Welcome back to Shameless Popery. I’m Joe, Heschmeyer, and I want to bel