I don´t like Father Casey, who comes across as a Catholic fanatico, but he does raise some interesting points in this clip, even sounding a bit "panentheist" (pan-en-theist) or "animist". Note that he is a Franciscan.
His main criticism of Protestantism seems to be that God is de facto seen as transcendent only, while Catholics also emphasize the divine presence immanent in the world. Both the sacraments, the clergy and the Church itself are examples of such "mediation". So is the Virgin Mary.
That God is present in the world in *this* sense is indeed very hard to believe...
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