What's The Point Anyway - Growing up in Egypt and Becoming Catholic with Mesh Mesha

What's The Point Anyway?

Unlike most of us in the West who grow up in a predominately Christian society, Mesh grew up in the minority Coptic community in the majority Muslim country of Egypt. When she came to Australia as an adult, it was her husbands search for faith that led her to truly question what was ultimately a cultural belief system. She spent many years as a 'church nomad' and in recent years became convinced that the Catholic Church is indeed the true Church of God.

Though I first became a believer within a Catholic Church, I have been a 'protestant' for most of my believing life and would consider myself 'anti-Catholic' like many other Christians who look at Rome as a counterfeit religion. In past episodes I have been openly critical of Catholicism and whilst I've never questioned the faith of many of its people, I am highly critical of the papacy and many other elements of the Church. This episode was very interesting for me, because I have gotten to know Mesh and believed many things that she did before I learned that she was Catholic. In having discussions, she has forced me to reconsider some of my presuppositions which have been influenced by culture and society. Whilst I still reject Catholicism, this was a chance to have an open and honest conversation about things where maybe what I currently believe are wrong.

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Chapters

1. The Journey Begins: From Egypt to Australia (00:00:00)

2. Faith and Doubt: A Personal Exploration (00:14:58)

3. Understanding the Reformation and Martin Luther (00:34:40)

4. The Role of the Church in Salvation (00:49:01)

5. Addressing Catholic Practices and Beliefs (00:55:10)

6. The Role of the Catholic Church in Society (01:03:09)