Kresta in the Afternoon – October 27, 2022 – Hour 2
Why are so many members of the Pontifical Academy for Life speaking out against Church teaching? We talk with Matthew Bunson, and Al discusses the Difficult Doctrine of Hell.
Why are so many members of the Pontifical Academy for Life at odds with Church Teaching?
In 1994, Pope John Paull II established the Pontifical Academy for Life to promote the Church’s teachings on the value and sacredness of human life. But four recent appointees to the Academy have publicly broken with Church teaching on abortion and contraception. What is going on? Matthew Bunson joins us.
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Here’s What I’d Like to Ask Archbishop Paglia of the Pontifical Academy for Life
Pontifical Academy for Life Appoints Pro-Abortion Atheist Member
Another Pontifical Academy for Life member criticizes overturning Roe v. Wade
Catholic Doctor Criticizes Pontifical Academy for Life’s Appointing of Abortion Advocates
Vatican: Pro-abortion member of Pontifical Academy for Life contributes to ‘dialogue’
Major Survey of Catholic Priests Finds Trust Issues, Burnout, Fear of False Allegations
Repairing the Relationship Between Priests and Bishops
US priests are ‘flourishing’ – but they don’t trust their bishops

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Kresta Comments: The Difficult Doctrine of Hell
The Church’s teaching on Hell is a hard doctrine to get our minds around – why would God allow us to suffer eternally? But the doctrine of God’s love can also be difficult. And we can’t fully understand one without the other. Al explains.
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The Dangerous Hart of Universalism
The Incoherencies of Hard Universalism
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