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#12522 Can the Hierarchy Change Itself? & More Questions on Hierarchy - Joe Heschmeyer
This is an encore episode, originally aired on October 1, 2025.
“Can the Hierarchy Change Itself?” This episode delves into the complexities of Church authority and reform, addressing questions such as whether the Church still uses canon priests and how to trust the hierarchy. We also explore intriguing topics like Pope Leo’s blessing of ice and the implications of a heretical pope according to Bellarmine.
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Questions Covered:
02:55 – Does that Church still set up canon priests to assist and convey messages for bishops?
06:57 – Does the Church hierarchy have the authority to change the Church hierarchy?
15:05 – I’m returning to the Church but I’m having a hard time trusting the hierarchy.
24:09 – Why should we conform to a magisterium who has abandoned Christ?
37:55 – Are you familiar with Pope Leo blessing the block of ice and the whole significance behind that?
48:30 – When Robert Bellarmine said that there can be a heretical pope, what did he mean by that?
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This is an encore episode, originally aired on October 1, 2025.
“Can the Hierarchy Change Itself?” This episode delves into the complexities of Church authority and reform, addressing questions such as whether the Church still uses canon priests and how to trust the hierarchy. We also explore intriguing topics like Pope Leo’s blessing of ice and the implications of a heretical pope according to Bellarmine.
Join the Catholic Answers Live Club Newsletter
Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com
Questions Covered:
02:55 – Does that Church still set up canon priests to assist and convey messages for bishops?
06:57 – Does the Church hierarchy have the authority to change the Church hierarchy?
15:05 – I’m returning to the Church but I’m having a hard time trusting the hierarchy.
24:09 – Why should we conform to a magisterium who has abandoned Christ?
37:55 – Are you familiar with Pope Leo blessing the block of ice and the whole significance behind that?
48:30 – When Robert Bellarmine said that there can be a heretical pope, what did he mean by that?
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