Church History Q&A

Church history takes center stage as callers pepper our guest with questions on topics ranging from the early Church to modern Church councils. Historian Steve Weidenkopf is our guest.

Questions Covered:

• 06:39 - How were the books of the Bible collected and what was the timeframe?
• 16:44 - What was the Church like pre-Vatican II. Were there changes to Catholics lifestyles?
• 21:06 - What can you point to that shows that the Catholic Church is the true Church and not what came out of the Protestant Reformation?
• 28:46 - Did the Catholic Church change its order of it service?
• 32:27 - I was told by my Priest that if I receive communion by the hand, that I should then bring it directly to my mouth, without picking it up with my other hand. Is there any tradition to this?
• 34:05 - Was it ever a heresy that Jesus was only revelation?
• 38:55 - What’s your opinion of the “smoke of Satan” being allowed into the Church after Vatican II?
• 43:13 - What were the main problems that Martin Luther had with the Church at the time?
• 49:21 - Catholics and Protestants both use Church history to prove their points, how is that? Isn’t history objective?

Resources Mentioned:

• The Glory of the Crusades by Steve Weidenkopf
• The Real Story of the Inquisition by Steve Weidenkopf
• The Real Story of the Crusades by Steve Weidenkopf
• The Real Story of the Reformation by Steve Weidenkopf