Counsel of Trent

In this episode of free-for-all-Friday Trent examines the need for a younger generation of Catholic apologists.   Transcript: What does the future hold for apologetics in the church, especially here in the US and the English-speaking world? Something Catholic Answers has been involved in for a long time, but we always have to keep our eye on the future. That’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot. Welcome Council of Trent podcast, it’s free for all Friday. Monday and Wednesdays, we talk apologetics and theology. Friday, this Friday, it’s apologetics. It could b...

In this episode Trent rebuts even more silly atheist memes from the Internet.   Transcript: We’ve covered awful atheist memes before and we’re going to do it again here on the Counsel of Trent. So why wait, let’s jump right into it. Here’s the first meme. “On the fourth day, God created the sun. If God created the sun on the fourth day, how the hell had four days passed?” What’s hilarious about this meme is that there’s a variant of it that’s at least 1600 years old. St. Augustine argued with gnostics who made this same objection to th...

In this episode Trent sits down with Protestant Youtuber Redeemed Zoomer to answer his questions about Catholicism.   Transcript: Trent Horn: Hey, everyone. Welcome to the Counsel of Trent podcast. I’m your host, Trent Horn. Joining me today is Richard, aka Redeemed Zoomer. How long have you been doing… You have a YouTube channel and a Twitter account, right? Richard: YouTube, Twitter and Instagram. Twitter’s my smallest of the three, basically. Trent Horn: Yeah. And your YouTube channel, I’ve seen some of your videos. They’ve gotten, what, like over a millio...

In this episode of free-for-all-Friday, Trent looks at what is slowing the green movements push for universal adoption of electric cars.   Transcript: Am I going to get an electric car? Nah, I’m not going to do that. But it turns out I’m not alone. A bunch of other people don’t want to get electric cars as well. And we’re going to talk about that today here on the Counsel of Trent podcast. I’m your host, Trent Horn. Mondays and Wednesdays we talk apologetics and theology. But Friday we talk about whatever I want to talk about. And today I just want to talk ab...

In this episode, Trent responds to conservatives who support or have confusing messages about IVF in light of the Alabama State Supreme Court’s ruling on the matter.   Transcript: Last week, the Alabama Supreme Court declared that human embryos used in IVF labs were legal persons, which caused several IVF clinics in the state to pause their services since IVF involves the willful killing of some of these human beings. But several conservatives who have opposed abortion, at least in the past, have said in response that they object to the court’s ruling and they see nothing wron...

In this free-for-all Friday Trent explains why some comic strips are bad and others are purposefully not funny.   Transcript: They call them the funny pages, the comics, if you have a newspaper, well, who has a newspaper anymore, but surely you remember these. At least they still have a second life online as comic strips. I used to remember these as a kid, picking up the newspapers and flipping through. I always liked Ziggy, Wizard of Id. Those are the good old days, right? Today on Free For All Friday, I want to talk about three unfunny comic strips. So these are comic strips that are no...

In this episode Trent rebuts the arguments of a viral video called “Satan’s Guide to the Bible”. ...

In this episode, Trent debates college students at the University of New Mexico and a caller to Catholic Answers Live on the issue of abortion.   Transcript: Trent Horn: Hey everyone. A few weeks ago, I shared some clips of me engaging pro-choice advocates in dialogue on Catholic Answers Live. I thought it’d be fun to share another example of that, that I had partnered with my friend and colleague, Joe Heschmeyer, to show you how to dialogue about this difficult issue and also share with you an encounter that I had at the University of New Mexico, all the way back in the mid 2000s...

In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent sits down with non-religious Youtuber Potential Theism to answer his questions about Catholicism.   Transcript: Trent Horn: It is free-for-all Friday here in the Council of Trent podcast. I’m your host, Catholic Answers apologist and speaker, Trent Horn. Monday and Wednesday we talk apologetics and theology. And today, on Friday, we’re also going to talk apologetics and theology. But actually what I want to share with you is an interview that I had on the YouTube channel, Potential Theism. The host is actually non-religious himself, but he&#8...

Is it sinful to watch MMA? In this episode Trent examines Fr. Mike Schmitz’s arguments against MMA and reveals when it is sinful for Christians to watch this sport.   Transcript: If Christians are called peacemakers, then is it okay for them to watch people punch each other in the head or choke another person into a submission? That’s the issue that’s raised when people say Christians should not support mixed martial arts or MMA. But other people say there’s nothing wrong with it, and in fact, Christians should be more involved in athletic combat sports. In today&#...

In this episode, Trent reveals the one basic Christian good work that Calvinists, because of their theology, just can’t do.   Transcript: Imagine you have to tell a total stranger about the gospel of Jesus Christ. What’s the first thing you would say to him or her? How about, God loves you and he sent his son to die for you so that you could be saved from sin and have eternal life? It’s one reason people hold up posters that say, John 3:16 at football games and Heisman Trophy winner, Tim Tebow wore the verse on his face during games. “For God so loved the world tha...

In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent shares a review of the newest audiobook he’s enjoying: World War Z.   Transcript: I finally read a book. Well, I listened to a book, but that counts as reading, right? I do a lot of reading in the nonfiction world, but I finally just sat down and listened to a fictional book I really enjoyed, and I thought I would share that with you all today. Welcome to the Council of Trent podcast. I’m your host, Catholic Answers apologist, Trent Horn. Monday, Wednesday, we talk apologetics and theology, but on Free for All Friday. It’s a free for al...

In this episode, Trent examines the biggest problem with those who focus on hoping that Hell is empty.   Transcript: Recently, Pope Francis has said he likes to think hell is empty, and Bishop Robert Barron has also defended the view that we can reasonably hope that all men will be saved. In response, a lot of Catholics have called this heretical, but they focused on secondary issues more than the primary problem with this view. So let’s talk about the real problem with Christians who say that they hope hell is empty. First, we need to distinguish what Pope Francis and Bishop Barron...

In this episode Trent responds to Fr. Casey Cole’s video “What does the Bible ACTUALLY Say about Homosexuality?” Transcript: Father Casey Cole just released a video asking the question, “What does the Bible actually say about homosexuality?” But instead of giving us solid answers, Father Casey just creates more confusion, and provides ammunition for critics who want to completely reject the Bible’s teaching on sexuality. I wasn’t planning to address this topic again, because I just covered it in my last episode on the pro-gay documentary 1946, but I...

In this episode Trent refutes the claims in the new documentary “1946” that scripture doesn’t condemn homosexual relationships. Was Sodom and Gomorrah Really about Homosexuality? | Mary Healy Transcript: What if the word homosexual was never meant to be in the Bible? That’s the question a new documentary called 1946 is asking, and it’s part of a long-running effort to misinterpret the Bible to say that it never condemns sexual relationships between people of the same sex. There have been a lot of liberal and self-described gay Christians in the past 40 years who have practiced th...

In this episode, Trent commemorates the anniversary of Roe v Wade by sharing two examples of how to dialogue with pro-choice advocates.   Transcript: Have you ever talked about the issue of abortion and lost your cool, or felt like the conversation wasn’t going anywhere? Today is the commemoration of Roe vs. Wade, and so I thought it’d be helpful to model for you how to have these difficult conversations by using real conversations that I’ve had on Catholic Answers Live. In the first conversation, you’ll see how to engage someone on the issue of abortion who is r...

In this free-for-all-Friday, Trent shares his recent interview with Amber Rose, the Religious Hippie, and their discussion on the ups and downs of being an online Catholic influencer.   Transcript: It is Free For All Friday here on The Counsel of Trent. I’m your host, Catholic Answers Apologist and speaker Trent Horn. Recently, I was invited onto Amber Rose’s podcast. Amber is also known as The Religious Hippie. She’s been on Pints with Aquinas before. She does a lot of interesting updates and YouTube videos, and so she asked me to come on to talk about being a Catholi...

In this episode, Trent shreds the low-hanging fruit of popular online atheist memes.   Transcript: I enjoy the challenge of engaging high-level defenses of atheism, but sometimes the low-hanging fruit just tastes too good to resist. Today, we are going to rebut some hilarious atheist memes, because of just how bad they are. So let’s get started. Here’s the first one. “How did Jesus find guys named Peter, John, James, Matthew, Andrew, Philip, Thomas and Simon in the Middle East?” And a comment under this meme says, “This is the one that gets me. When was the...

In this episode, Trent examines two groups of conservatives who need to respond to the message of Jesus Christ and his Church.   Transcript: Welcome to the Counsel of Trent Podcast, a production of Catholic Answers. It’s no secret that conservatives are more likely to believe in God and support traditional moral views like being pro-life. This graph from 538 shows that in the last 30 years, conservatives have remained fairly religious, while liberals who don’t identify with any religion have risen from 10% to 40% of liberals. But conservative is not synonymous with Christi...

In this episode, Trent investigates the claims behind allegedly “smart” animals like Koko the Gorilla and Clever Hans the Horse.   Transcript: Welcome to the Counsel of Trent podcast. A production of Catholic Answers. Trent sad. Trent need subscriber. Subscribe Trent podcast. Maybe I don’t sound as intelligent to you, but if I were a great ape who had a podcast, maybe that would just blow your mind at how smart I allegedly am. Allegedly. So welcome to the Council of Trent podcast. I’m your host, Catholic Answers apologist and speaker, Trent Horn. On Monday and ...

In this episode, Trent answers atheist claims that the Bible teaches that mythical creatures like unicorns and dragons exist.   Transcript: Welcome to the Counsel of Trent podcast, a production of Catholic Answers. Welcome to the Counsel of Trent podcast. I’m your host, Catholic Answers Apologist and speaker, Trent Horn. And today I want to talk about monsters, ah, real monsters, but more the ones that are alleged to inhabit the pages of the Bible and show, therefore, that the Bible is merely a collection of human writings devoid of any divine inspiration. But before we do that,...

In this episode, Trent highlights weak arguments that are popular among more traditionalist Catholics and better ones to use instead.   Transcript: Welcome to The Counsel of Trent podcast, a production of Catholic Answers. It’s good to be back, everyone. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, an epiphany, and I just hope you’re ready for new episodes of The Council of Trent podcast. I’m your host, Catholic Answers Apologist and Speaker, Trent Horn. Today I want to talk about some apologetic arguments and approaches I find among more traditional Catholics that conc...

In this episode, Trent sits down with fellow apologist Joe Heschmeyer to critique Gino Jennings’ attack on the doctrine of Mary being the mother of God and show how the denial of proper Mariology leads to heretical Christologies like those of Pastor Gino.   Transcript: Welcome to the Counsel of Trend Podcast, a production of Catholic Answers. Happy New Year everyone. Happy 2024, and also Happy Feast of Mary, the Mother of God, feast of the Theotokos, January 1st. I’m currently taking some time off to spend with family through this part of Christmas tide. Yes, it’s also the...

In this episode, Trent shows how a recent defense of beastiality reveals the bankruptcy of modern sexual ethics and why Catholic moral theology is the only way to make the world sane again.   Transcript: Welcome to The Counsel of Trent podcast, a production of Catholic Answers. Hey everyone, real fast before we get started, today’s episode was recorded before I had my conversation on pornography with Destiny and Jazmen Jafar so you might recognize some of the arguments from this episode. Click on the link below in the description if you want to see some of today’s argument...

In this episode, Trent shares a clip from the Ben Shapiro show where he and Ben discuss the Vatican’s new document and media claims surrounding the Church and blessings for “same-sex couples”.   Transcript: Welcome to the Counsel of Trent podcast, a production of Catholic Answers. Hey, everyone. Welcome to the Counsel of Trent podcast. I’m your host, Catholic Answers’ apologist and speaker Trent Horn. I wasn’t planning on talking about the issue of the new Vatican document on blessings for same-sex couples and couples in irregular situations because...