Should Catholics be vegetarians? (Also, should Nancy Pelosi have been denied Communion?)

If we are what we eat, how could our consumption habits not be
morally fraught? This week’s guest, Robert Cruz, believes they are,
and he wants Catholics to be more intentional about what goes on
their dinner plates. Working in the meat department of his local
grocery store opened Robert’s eyes to the way meat is processed,
marketed and sold—and inspired him to start a small regenerative
farm on his own property. We ask Robert what Catholic social
teaching says about ethical eating, how eating chickens he raised
himself changed his relationship to food and animals, and why fake
meat is not the morally superior option many vegetarians assume it
to be.   In Signs of the Times, Zac and Ashley weigh in
on Archbishop Salvator Cordileone’s decision to bar Speaker Nancy
Pelosi from Communion because of her “aggressive” support for
abortion rights. Plus, Pope Francis has named a new U.S. cardinal:
Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego. Links from the show: Archbishop
Cordileone on barring Nancy Pelosi from Communion: ‘I cannot in my
conscience allow the situation to continue.’ ​​Pope Francis names
21 new cardinals, including Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego Dear
Catholic vegetarians: Eating fake meat isn’t going to save the
planet. Regenerative Farmers of America Join Jesuitical in Italy!
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