{"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":264,"summary":"Catholic Answers LIVE is a daily, call-in radio program that airs live from 6-8 pm ET.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-05T10:18:11.012533+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-answers-live-681348"},"episode":{"title":"#12802 Why Did Jesus Have to Die for Our Sins? Salvation Explained - Karlo Broussard","slug":"12802-why-did-jesus-have-to-die-for-our-sins-salvation-explained-karlo-broussard","published_at":"2026-07-14T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-answers-live-681348/12802-why-did-jesus-have-to-die-for-our-sins-salvation-explained-karlo-broussard","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/catholic-answers-live-681348","url":"https://www.catholic.com/audio/cal/why-did-jesus-have-to-die-for-our-sins-salvation-explained","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/cdn.catholic.com/wp-content/uploads/20260713b_165622.mp3","summary":"“Why did Jesus have to die for our sins?” This question opens a discussion on the necessity of Christ’s sacrifice, addressing whether God could have chosen another path for forgiveness. The conversation also touches on Calvin’s view of predestination and resources for understanding salvation from a Catholic perspective, along with a variety of other intriguing questions. Join the Catholic Answers Live Club Newsletter Invite our apologists to speak at your parish! Visit Catholicanswersspeakers.com Questions Covered: 01:46 – Why did Jesus have to die for our sins? Couldn’t God have forgiven us another way? 10:44 – Can you explain Calvin’s understanding of predestination and if we still disagree with what he taught? 16:21 – Is there a resource that gives a clear total overall understanding of salvation from the Catholic perspective? 23:30 – Lightning round questions 48:08 – I think everything you are saying aligns with the protestant view of absolute corruption. Am I wrong on this?","meta_description":"“Why did Jesus have to die for our sins?” This question opens a discussion on the necessity of Christ’s sacrifice, addressing whether Go…","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/12802-why-did-jesus-have-to-die-for-our-sins-salvation-explained-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-681348/12802-why-did-jesus-have-to-die-for-our-sins-salvation-explained-karlo-broussard.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}