Episode 35: Mary Anne Urlakis interviews Dr. Al Kertz, a Catholic Bioethicist (October 28, 2019)

Dr. Al Kertz returns as Mary Anne Urlakis’ guest on Episode 35 of
Inter Vitam et Mortem: Between Life & Death: Discussion with a
Catholic Bioethicist. As a renown scientist and authority in the
field of Dairy Science, Dr. Kertz is a frequently sought
consultant, sharing his expertise in the United States and abroad.
As a consultant, Dr. Kertz has traveled to China nearly 30 times,
and has visited 15 of the 22 provinces, 3 of the 4 major
metropolitan areas, and flown into 14 airports. As a result of Dr.
Kertz’s frequent, extensive, and prolonged travel in China, he is
able to share a unique perspective on the topics of culture and
religion. In this episode, Dr. Kertz and Dr. Urlakis explore these
issues, including a discussion of: the social and cultural results
of the official “One Child Policy,” religious persecution, the
plight of the Uighurs, as well as elucidating the difference
between the underground Catholic Church and Chinese Patriotic
Catholic Church. [Dr. Al Kertz was a previous guest on Inter Vitam
et Mortem; he and Dr. Urlakis discussed the topic of Faith and
Science in Episode 27.]