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#12535 How Do We Respond to Pagan Holiday Claims? – Why Aren’t You Catholic? - Tom Nash

#12535 How Do We Respond to Pagan Holiday Claims? – Why Aren’t You Catholic? - Tom Nash

“How do we respond to people that accuse Catholics of celebrating pagan holidays?” This question opens a discussion on the misconceptions surrounding Catholic traditions. Additionally, the episode addresses the relationship between Christians and Muslims as brothers, the distinctions between Catholic doctrine and dogma, and the Catholic perspective on predestination. Join the Catholic Answers Live Club Newsletter Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com Questions Covered: 28:55 – Curious why the Catholic Faith does not teach dispensationalism? 36:08 – What is the difference between Catholic Doctrine and Catholic Dogma? 47:25 – If catholicism is true, then protestantism is false, but if protestantism is true, then catholicism is idolatry. 51:02 – What is the catholic view on predestination? 54:02 – My friend is protestant and is interested in church history where can he find the papacy in early Church history?

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January 7, 2026

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Show Notes

“How do we respond to people that accuse Catholics of celebrating pagan holidays?” This question opens a discussion on the misconceptions surrounding Catholic traditions. Additionally, the episode addresses the relationship between Christians and Muslims as brothers, the distinctions between Catholic doctrine and dogma, and the Catholic perspective on predestination.

Join the Catholic Answers Live Club Newsletter

Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com

Questions Covered:

  • 28:55 – Curious why the Catholic Faith does not teach dispensationalism?
  • 36:08 – What is the difference between Catholic Doctrine and Catholic Dogma?
  • 47:25 – If catholicism is true, then protestantism is false, but if protestantism is true, then catholicism is idolatry.
  • 51:02 – What is the catholic view on predestination?
  • 54:02 – My friend is protestant and is interested in church history where can he find the papacy in early Church history?