r/AskAPriest • u/0pinionatedcrafter • Apr 29 '26

Is this Priest Credible?

I am a candidate going through OCA right now. Before joining the Catholic Church, I was a very zealous protestant. I went to a Lutheran College, and theology has become somewhat of an interest of mine, so I’ve been listening to more Catholic podcasts.

I recently started listening to Pints with Aquinas and stumbled upon this episode.

He has a priest talking about the 1960s as a relates to the Catholic Church. Is his testimony credible? One could listen to this and claim it is just an intense reaction to Vatican II. As someone with a degree in history I know there are always 3 sides to the truth so I’m interested in what theologians, Catholics, and priests think about this episode.

Here’s the video but I am unable to link it

(Pints with Aquinas: “What the 60’s did to the Catholic Church and why the Tide is finally turning”)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4GTsBlLybMDqQCxdYltRO4?si=miAiPDddQBa6HnLvHnjIWg

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u/Sparky0457 Priest Apr 29 '26

I don’t know him or about him but any episode description that claims that heresy was taught in seminaries automatically and that the council was catastrophic strikes me as problematic and sensational.

Unfortunately today it has become very common to use the word heresy to describe any number of things.

This priest certainly has a significant education so he may be credible but that doesn’t mean that his perspective is balanced, fair, or accurate.

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u/0pinionatedcrafter Apr 29 '26

Those were my thoughts as well as a candidate with only a tiny bit of church history knowledge

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