Francis Watch

We have been preparing for this Synod all season and Bishop Sanborn and Father Cekada dive right into the documents. Not content to let other people tell them what it says, they go right into the text and offer hard-hitting commentary from real Catholic clergy. Topics discussed included: * Weasel phrases: "pastoral discernment of situations," "keeping dialogue open," "coherent openness to the Gospel," "elements that may favor evangelization," etc. * The reaction to the text from Kasper, Schonborn, De Mattei. * Francis defending his role in the Synod as well as keeping up the usual music: the Church must be a "bridge, not a roadblock," Christians must "continuously change," being aware of those who would make themselves "guardians of divine salvation," etc. Finally, we close the show by discussing statements about "the Church needing gays," the necessity to be "patient with the Africans regarding homosexuality," and a real "laugh out loud" moment furnished to us by Bishop Bernard Fellay. Show Sponsor: Novus