# #12860 Did Catholics Change Penance? Judgments and Gods Nature - Jimmy Akin

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Published: 2026-08-22T00:00:00+00:00
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“Did Catholics change penance?” This question leads to a discussion about the Council of Trent and its impact on the understanding of atonement. Additionally, the episode addresses the concepts of Particular and Final Judgments in the Church, and explores the intriguing portrayal of divine missions in popular culture, as seen in the Blues Brothers. Join the Catholic Answers Live Club Newsletter Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com Questions Covered: 04:28 – Did we Catholics change the meaning of penance in the Council of Trent to fit our idea of atonement for our own sins? 17:10 – Could you outline the two judgements, Particular and final judgements? How do the ideas of two judgments develop in the Church? 28:45 – Why in the Blues Brothers did they get the mission from God from a Protestant church and not from a Catholic Church even though they were both Catholic? 40:23 – Regarding the nature of the tenth plague, if God sent an angel, can one make a comparison to that of the story in Samuel where God sent a demon to torment Saul?

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