Kresta in the Afternoon – January 18, 2023 – Hour 1
Guest Host Matthew Bunson and historian Bill Cook discuss what happened at the Council of Trent.
Religious Freedom Day: An Important History, Given the Current Hostility
On Monday we celebrated the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr – and also National Religious Freedom Day. Andrea Picciotti-Bayer gives us a look at the state of Religious Liberty in the country.
Links for this segment
Religious Freedom Day: An Important History, Given the Current Hostility
Supreme Court set to hear case of postal worker who refused to work Sundays
Lawsuit: CVS wrongly fired Christian employee for objections to abortifacients, contraception
What Happened at Trent?
It was on January 18, 1562, that Pope Pius IV convened the Council of Trent for the final time. It finally adjourned in December 1563. We discuss the goals of the Council and what it accomplished with Bill Cook.