Catholic Connection – Jan 8, 2024 – Hr 2
Dr. Matthew Bunson on the recent conference about Pope Benedict XVI and the Vatican’s response to the same-sex blessing backlash. Katie Daniel reports that a federal court blocked President Biden from forcing doctors to perform abortions.
Segment 1 – Intro and News
Segment 2 & 3 – Pope Benedict XVI Conference & Vatican Response to Blessing Backlash
Friends, scholars, and former colleagues of Pope Benedict XVI gathered in the Campo Santo Teutonico in Vatican City from Dec. 30–31 for a two-day conference to reflect on the late pope’s life and rich theological legacy on the occasion of the one-year anniversary of his death. Dr. Bunson was one of the speakers. He reflects on the event today, as well as the Vatican response to the backlash on their same-sex blessing directive.
Dr. Matthew Bunson is vice president and editorial director of EWTN News. For the past 20 years, Dr. Bunson has been active in the area of Catholic social communications and education, including writing, editing, and teaching on a variety of topics related to Church history, the papacy, the saints and Catholic culture. He is a senior fellow of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology and the author or co-author of over 50 books.
Conference on anniversary of Benedict’s death focuses on legacy defined by love of Christ
Vatican responds to widespread backlash on same-sex blessing directive
Segment 4 – Federal Court Blocks Biden Agenda of Forcing Doctors to Abort Babies
“The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked the Biden administration from their extreme federal action of forcing emergency room doctors to carry out abortions. The Court rebuked the administration’s distortion of federal law, one that protects both women and babies in the womb. Two similar cases out of Idaho, where babies are broadly protected throughout pregnancy, are pending before the U.S. Supreme Court.” Katie Daniel joins us.
Katie Daniel is the State Policy Director for Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America.
