The Counsel of Trent

#1208 - Do Modern Miracles Prove Catholicism is True? by Catholic Answers

In this episode Trent reveals three Mormon doctrines that recently surprised him in spite of his lengthy study of Mormonism.

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In this free-for-all-Friday Trent talks about a controversial change in many bowling alleys and also gives an update on future free-for-all-Fridays.

In this episode Trent explains what critics of the doctrine of hell often forget when they claim no rational person would freely choose eternal separation from God.

Hell: The Logic of Damnation, Jerry L. Walls
https://undpress.nd.edu/9780268010966/hell/

“How to Go to Hell,” Edward Feser
https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2016/10/how-to-go-to-hell_29.html

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The Lindsay Clancy mistrial has reignited debate over insanity, criminal responsibility, and mental illness. In this episode, Trent examines the history of the insanity defense, the consequences of deinstitutionalization, and why some modern definitions of insanity risk excusing people who know exactly what they are doing.

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00:00 What Is Insanity?
01:20 St. Dymphna and Caring for the Mentally Ill
03:16 The Insanity Defense and Mental Asylums
05:05 Deinstitutionalization and Public Safety
07:52 How Modern Insanity Standards Expanded
09:51 Culpability, Impulses, and “Affluenza”
11:14 The Lindsay Clancy Case
14:38 Evil, Responsibility, and Mental Illness
16:33 Reforming the Insanity Defense