#12200 How Do Catholics Refute Sedevacantist Claims from Robert Bellarmine? - Jimmy Akin
<p>Sedevacantists often cite St. Robert Bellarmine’s <em data-start="175" data-end="196">De Romano Pontifice</em> to claim the papal seat is vacant. We explain what Bellarmine really taught, how his work is often misunderstood, and why the Catholic Church affirms the legitimacy of post-Vatican II pop</p>
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<p><strong>Questions Covered: </strong></p>
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<li>02:17 – What books do you recommend I read if I want to learn world history?</li>
<li>05:57 – When did Jesus come to realize that Judas would betray him?</li>
<li>10:52 – I went to confession for a grave sin I committed but the thought of it still weighs heavy on me. Do I need to go to confession again?</li>
<li>19:16 – Can a pope take the name of a female saint like Joan of Arc?</li>
<li>21:40 – How do you protect yourself from people who do astro-travel or those who are witches/Satanists etc.?</li>
<li>28:41 – My wife is a convert and asks me questions I can’t answer. Are the relics in Church altars saints or just important people?</li>
<li>31:24 – What’s a good response to the question why we should be Catholic</li>
<li>36:06 – The Church got the calendar wrong. Since we have a pope who has studied math, will the Church correct the calendar?</li>
<li>44:06 – If I had children out of wedlock, could I still get married inside the Church?</li>
<li>47:02 – How do we refute Sedevacantists who use the works of St. John Bellarmine, specifically in De Romano Pontifice, to support their case for Sedevacantism?</li>
<li>52:34 – Are Catholics allowed to get civilly married before sacramentally married?</li>
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