{"podcast":{"title":"Catholic Answers Live","slug":"catholic-answers-live-681348","podcast_index_feed_id":681348,"rss_url":"https://feeds.feedburner.com/catholic/cal","website_url":"https://www.catholic.com/audio/cal","image_url":"http://www.catholic.com/sites/default/files/images/pages/cal_podcast_0.jpg","author":"Catholic Answers","episode_count":256,"summary":"Catholic Answers LIVE is a daily, call-in radio program that airs live from 6-8 pm ET.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-answers-live-681348"},"episode":{"title":"#12717 Every Protestant Objection to John 6—Answered - Karlo Broussard","slug":"12717-every-protestant-objection-to-john-6-answered-karlo-broussard","published_at":"2026-05-14T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-answers-live-681348/12717-every-protestant-objection-to-john-6-answered-karlo-broussard","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-answers-live-681348","url":"https://www.catholic.com/audio/cal/ama-225","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.catholic.com/wp-content/uploads/ca260514a-May-14-H1.mp3","summary":"Do Catholics interpret John 6 consistently, or are Jesus’ words about eating His flesh just symbolic like calling Himself the “gate” or the “vine”? In this episode of Catholic Answers Live , Catholic Answers apologists respond to some of the strongest Protestant objections to the Catholic understanding of the Eucharist. The discussion examines whether John 6 should be interpreted metaphorically, how the surrounding context affects Jesus’ teaching, and what Christ meant when He said “the flesh is of no avail.” The episode also explores why many disciples walked away from Jesus in John 6 and whether their reaction supports or undermines the Catholic doctrine of the Real Presence. A deep and biblical defense of the Eucharist rooted in Scripture, theology, and the words of Christ Himself. Join the Catholic Answers Live Club Newsletter Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com Questions Covered: 06:23 – Catholics aren’t consistent in their interpretation of John 6. They interpret Jesus’ words about eating his flesh and drinking his blood literally in John 6, but they don’t do that when it comes to his words about being the “gate” in John 10:9 or the “vine” in John 15. 15:52 – Catholics ignore the preceding context in verse 35 where 3. Jesus uses the metaphors of eating and drinking for coming to and believing in him. If Jesus used those images as metaphors there, then he must have used them as metaphors when he speaks of eating his flesh and drinking his blood. 30:05 – Catholics ignore verse 27 where Jesus moves away from a physical mentality and takes things in a spiritual direction. Here’s what he says, “Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will giv…","meta_description":"Do Catholics interpret John 6 consistently, or are Jesus’ words about eating His flesh just symbolic like calling Himself the “gate” or the “vine”? In thi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":null,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/catholic-answers-live-681348/episodes/12717-every-protestant-objection-to-john-6-answered-karlo-broussard/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-answers-live-681348/12717-every-protestant-objection-to-john-6-answered-karlo-broussard.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}