Kresta in the Afternoon – March 12, 2024 – Hour 1
Irish Senator Marie-Louise O’Donnell tells us about the resounding defeat of two constiutional amendments attempting to redefine the family. Also, Ed Clancy updates us on the plight of Christians in Sudan and Matthew Bunson reports on chilling relations between the Vatican and Coptic Orthodox Church.
Coptic Orthodox Church Suspends Dialogue with Rome
Late last week the Coptic Orthodox Church announced it has suspended dialogue with the Catholic Church due to Rome’s “change of position” on homosexuality. While their statements did not explicitly mention Fiducia Supplicans, the timing is hard to ignore. Matthew Bunson joins us.
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Coptic Orthodox Church confirms dialogue with Catholic Church suspended over same-sex blessings
Coptic Orthodox Church Synod Rejects Same-Sex Relations, Suspends Dialogue with Catholics
Fiducia supplicans, ecumenical collapse, and the Coptic Orthodox Church
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Irish Voters Defend the Family
On Friday, Irish voters considered two changes to the country’s constitution that would have broadened the definition of family and removed language about the social value of women within the home. Despite overwhelming support from political parties and cultural elites, both measures were resoundingly defeated. Marie-Louise O’Donnell, a former Irish Senator, joins us.
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The Voters Ended a Carnival of Nonsense
5 Reasons for the Landslide No
Irish Voters Reject Constitutional Overhaul of Motherhood and Family
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South Sudan bishop: Our people are Slowly Perishing
In a letter published last week, Bishop Eduardo Kussala of South Sudan lamented the challenges Christians are facing in his country, including ongoing violence and continued fallout from the pandemic. Ed Clancy of Aid to the Church in Need joins us with more.
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South Sudan Bishop: Our People ‘on Brink of Destitution, Slowly Perishing’
Archbishop of Port-Au-Prince: ‘There Is Real Danger of Civil War in Haiti’
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