How will the Catholic Church change after the coronavirus pandemic? Ep. 140

A 25-minute conversation between President Trump and hundreds of
bishops and other Catholic leaders sparked an intense debate about
the right way for Catholic leaders to engage in politics. While the
conference call got a lot of attention, it is just one story among
many affecting the church in the United States, and as the national
correspondent for Crux, Chris White has to try to cover them all.
We talk to Chris about how he broke the story of the conference
call, what the church might look like after the coronavirus
pandemic and how he understands the relationship between his
identities as a “Catholic” and a “journalist.” In our weekly survey
of Catholic news, we highlight the Franciscan spiritual master
Richard Rohr’s cameo on “The Simpsons” and a study examining the
efficacy of prayer on patients recovering from Covid-19. We also
discuss the disproportionate effect that the coronavirus pandemic
is having on black Americans.    Links from the
show:Richard Rohr on The Simpsons Clinical Study Considers The
Power Of Prayer To Combat COVID-19 U.S. Bishop Chairmen Issue
Statement Urging State and National Leaders to Examine African
American Communities by COVID-19 Trump says he’s ‘best president in
history of the Church’ in call with Catholic leaders Chris White on
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