Mormon Accidentally Proves Catholicism

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Reducing the argument to ‘if not Catholicism, therefore the Great Apostasy’ is a textbook non-sequitur. Sponsor: https://exodus90.com/brian Support the channel by visiting: https://brianholdsworth.ca/help In this video I analyze the recent debate between Catholic apologist Joe Heschmeyer and Mormon apologist Jacob Hansen, and show how his central LDS argument for a “Great Apostasy” commits a fatal logical fallacy: if not Catholicism, therefore Mormonism. I explain why this reasoning collapses, why the burden of proof is on the one claiming the Church disappeared, and how the historical record actually ends up pointing straight back to Catholicism. Timestamps 00:00 – Why I watched the Heschmeyer vs. Hansen debate 02:17 – Shifting the burden of proof: Great Apostasy 03:11 – The “new revelation” argument and why it backfires 04:00 – Jesus as the fullness of revelation in Scripture 05:51 – The bank-teller analogy: proving something stopped existing 07:19 – Why Jacob’s argument is a textbook non-sequitur 08:29 – Accidentally providing evidence for Catholicism 09:24 – What evidence a real Great Apostasy would require 10:34 – Why the historical record looks overwhelmingly Catholic 11:39 – Presupposing Mormonism 12:49 – The dilemma that accidentally proves Catholicism Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: http://pauljernberg.com Podcast Version: https://brianholdsworth.libsyn.com/