Conversations with John Lane - Episode 8: Explaining heresy as a sin, a crime and its consequences for visible membership in the Church.

In this episode Louie and John discuss: What heresy really is — sin vs. crime, internal vs. external; How Pius XII defines separation from the Church in Mystici Corporis; why public profession of the faith determines visible membership; Bellarmine, Suarez, and classic theologians on what makes someone a “member” of the Church; the difference between mortal sin and public heresy in relation to sanctifying grace; why occult heresy doesn’t remove visible membership — and public heresy does; how post‑Vatican II thinking replaced “heresy” with “dissent.” and; the modern crisis of doctrinal clarity and the disappearance of the Church’s visible unity. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greatcatholicpodcasts.substack.com