What do (Catholic) women want? Ep. 45

You have heard it said, “Who run the world? Girls” (Bey 4:12).
But we ask: Who runs the church? Popes, of course. But across the
country there are dedicated women of faith taking the lead in
parishes, schools, social ministries—and magazines. Our guest this
week is one of them. Kerry Weber is an executive editor at America
and the driving force behind a groundbreaking new survey of U.S.
Catholic women. We ask her why Catholic women are so often
reluctant to claim the label of role model and what the church can
do to lift up the important work women are already doing in the
church. Make sure to check out the new special issue on women in
the church, which features Kerry’s piece, “The humble,
indispensable women leading the Catholic Church you’ve (probably)
never heard of,” plus tons of other great articles diving into the
survey data. [view:related_content] And in Signs of the Times, Pope
Francis says he is “truly afraid” of nuclear war—and how Catholics
in Hawaii reacted when they thought that such a war was coming.
Next, we discuss what America’s findings about the politics of U.S.
Catholic women might mean for the 2018 midterm elections. Finally,
we tackle the history of football’s “Hail Mary pass” and the
question: Should church doors ever be locked? Have you left us a
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significant polls! Links from the show U.S. Catholic Women: What a
New Survey Reveals Pope Francis: “I am truly afraid” of nuclear
war. How our Confirmation students kept us calm during a false
missile threat in Hawaii Overall, the survey found that 59 percent
of Catholic women are Democrats or lean Democratic, whereas 38
percent are Republican or lean Republican. Roger Staubach, Drew
Pearson hope Vikings’ miracle play makes up for 1975 Hail Mary
Catholic bishop says churches should stay open like the Church of
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