On the Hank Unplugged Podcast:
Robert Spencer was a devoted Roman Catholic for more than 30 years until the issue of the infallibility of the Pope led him to investigate the controversial Roman Catholic dogma—an investigation that ultimately led Spencer to write the forthcoming book “The Pope and the Church.” Spencer joins Hank Hanegraaff to discuss the issue of Papal infallibility and the problems it presents to the global Christian community. Additionally, Robert Spencer is one of the foremost experts on Islam and a conversation wouldn’t have been complete without getting an update on the state of Islam in the world today. Topics discussed include: Why did Robert Spencer leave the Roman Catholic Church? (3:50); are Muslims and Christians praying to the same God? (5:30); How can Christians (Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant) unite? (10:35); the importance of Apostolic succession to the Christian faith (13:35); infant baptism (17:20); the problem with Papal infallibility (19:45); different views of Grace in Protestantism, Roman Catholicism, and Eastern Orthodoxy (25:20); Papal supremacy and the Confession of Peter (27:10); the difference between Papal primacy and supremacy (33:15); different views of the Eucharist (35:45); misunderstanding deification (39:45); should Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant Christians ignore their differences in pursuit of unity? (43:55); the state of Islam in the world today (45:35); how do Muslims view Jesus? (48:45); the danger of Islamic Eschatology (51:50); the truth about the Quran (54:00); Christian persecution in the Middle East today (55:45); why do many Westerners find Islam attractive? (57:25); Robert Spencer responds to the Southern Poverty Law Center labeling him as a dangerous extremist and how it has impacted his life and work (59:25); the distinction between God’s essence and energies and why it matters (1:03:10); how important is the perpetual virginity of Mary? (1:06:00); the work of Robert Spencer on a new, honest translation of the Quran and the danger of being critical of Islam (1:08:30); the difference between the message of Muhammad and Jesus Christ (1:16:00).
mortimer says
Robert Spencer is truly a polymath.
Evelyn Whalen says
I wish Spencer had not left the Church. But if he is Orthodox, he has not gone very far
mortimer says
The current pope Francis uses the prestige and authority of his position to teach falsehoods about Islam … about which he obviously knows little. Sadly, many Roman Catholics believe him, namely, that Islam is benign and non-aggressive. In fact, Islam is intolerant of other religions and aggressively so. Jihad is a canonical pillar of Islam incumbent upon all Muslims. The pope is no aware of this or he is covering up jihad.
mortimer says
A pope who is uninformed can do great harm by encouraging Roman Catholics to be as uninformed as himself. The RCC should be teaching critical thought because Jesus points out that ‘The truth shall set you free.” Pope Francis is discouraging critical thought about Islam within the RCC. This leaves Roman Catholics unable to discern the dangers that Islam poses to them.
Raja says
Yes, Mortimer, you are right.
He is a jihad enabler as he is also a political figure just like Islam is a political party.
He must be the stupidest or most crooked papa of all times.
b.a. freeman says
there are a *lot* of interesting subjects discussed in this video, different flavors of christianity as well as islam. since i am always interested in these types of discussions, i’m looking forward to watching this video within the next couple of days, even though i only rarely watch videos (they take up too much time, and video is more difficult to search than text).
no doubt, there will be more comments from me soon.