From Sacraments To Tongues: A Former Catholic Explains The Shift | Podcast Episode 648

John and Brian explore Brian's journey from Roman Catholicism into the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, tracing how questions about salvation, confession, sacraments, and the born-again experience pushed him toward charismatic spirituality. Along the way, they examine how speaking in tongues, Spirit baptism, and charismatic prayer circles took root inside Catholic settings and why those developments still matter. They also compare Catholic hierarchy, sacred tradition, and saint veneration with similar authority structures in Latter Rain, Branhamism, and the New Apostolic Reformation. The discussion highlights how both systems can elevate leaders, private revelation, and spiritual intermediaries in ways that reshape ordinary believers' relationship to scripture, church authority, and personal faith. 00:00 Opening music and introduction 01:03 Brian’s Catholic upbringing 07:00 Abuse, confession, and family dysfunction 10:42 “Are you born again?” 14:06 Entering the Catholic Charismatic Renewal 17:49 Charismatic Catholicism grows 19:17 Origins of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal 23:04 Duquesne, Ark and Dove, and Patty Mansfield 27:07 Brian describes a charismatic Catholic mass 29:57 Notre Dame, Ann Arbor, and national committees 31:41 Anti-Catholicism, politics, and Protestant influence 34:13 Kathryn Kuhlman and Catholic ecumenism 40:24 Catholic saints and Pentecostal “God’s generals” 47:09 Fresh revelation and spoken-word authority 50:14 History, Scripture, and indoctrination 52:04 Latin mass and access to Scripture ______________________ Weaponized Religion: From Christian Identity to the NAR: Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1735160962 Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DCGGZX3K ______________________ – Support the channel:   / branham   – Subscribe to the channel:    / @leavingthemessage   – Visit the website: https://william-branham.org – Follow on Facebook:   / williambranhamorg   – Follow on TikTok:   / william.m.branham   – Follow on Twitter:   / wmbhr   – Buy the books: https://william-branham.org/site/books