Catholic Answers Live - The Early Church was the Catholic Church

• 18:53 - How can we be sure that Church Fathers weren’t just handpicked to fit the views of The Church? Why should we listen to their words as opposed to other people of importance? 
• 32:10 - Did the Catholic Church embrace or allow certain pagan practices? For example, the Christmas tree, giving presents, hanging lights, etc. 
• 49:20 - Could you explain how to distinguish between when Jesus and the church fathers are speaking symbolically and literally? Specifically, how to answer Protestants that argue that Jesus was just speaking symbolically about the real presence of the Eucharist.