Kresta in the Afternoon – August 25, 2023 – Hour 2
Matthew Bunson joins us with a recap of several Church news stories, including the death of a disgraced bishop, and Al examines a claim that the Synod on Synodality is a Pandora’s Box.
How to Bury a Disgraced Bishop?
After a retirement marked with scandal and shame, Bishop Emeritus Howard Hubbard of Albany died last week and his funeral was celebrated today. How does the Church remember a prelate who dies without publicly repenting for their sins? Matthew Bunson joins us.
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How to Bury a Disgraced Deceased Bishop?
Nicaragua Dictatorship Revokes Legal Status of the Jesuits, Confiscates All Their Assets
A Potential American Saint’s Big Day in Italy
Texas Carmelites Defy Bishop’s Order to Close Their Doors to the Faithful
Pope Francis: The Eucharist Can Fill ‘The Wounds and Voids Produced by Sin’
Bishop Olson: Carmelite nuns might be excommunicated
Texas nuns ‘recognize’ Bishop Olson, reject ‘unauthorized’ authority
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Kresta Comments: Is the Synod a Pandora’s Box?
A new book written by two Brazilian theologians and endorsed by Cardinal Raymond Burke aims to expose dangers and concerns with the Vatican’s Synod on Synodality. As we approach the Synod’s opening session, Al looks back at the history of Vatican synods and what we might expect from this one.
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New Book Warns of ‘Revolutionary’ Threat Posed by Synod on Synodality
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