President Trump won’t win his battle with Pope Leo
APR 16, 202659 MIN
President Trump won’t win his battle with Pope Leo
APR 16, 202659 MIN
Description
This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and Zac speak with John Carr, founder of Georgetown University’s Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life.
In “Signs of the Times,” a cross-promotion of America’s roundtable discussion between Ashley, Sam Sawyer, S.J., the president and editor in chief, and Colleen Dulle, Vatican correspondent and co-host of “Inside the Vatican,” on President Trump’s unprecedented social media attack on Pope Leo XIV.
00:00 President Trump's words for Pope Leo
1:55 Pope Leo's criticism of war
3:14 Pope Leo's response to Trump
5:26 U.S. Bishops respond to Trump
6:22 Reactions to Trump's tirade
8:03 Did Trump influence Leo's election?
11:00 Don't take the President's bait
14:40 Impact on U.S.-Vatican relations
19:10 John Carr wanted to be a priest and a senator
21:25 Catholic teaching on mass deportations
30:32 Catholic social teaching is a long, reliable tradition
37:05 Is social justice redeemable?
47:10 How money influences Catholic priorities
50:13 First impressions of Pope Leo
Links for further reading:
John Carr: Lessons from 50 years at the intersection of Catholic social teaching and public life
Reactions: President Trump lashes out at Pope Leo XIV
Trump is trying to distract us from Pope Leo’s calls for peace. Don’t take the bait.
Trump lambasts Pope Leo: ‘I’m not a fan.’
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