Welcome to Pines with the Quiettus. My name is Matt Fradd. If you could sit down over a pint of beer with Thomas Aquinas and ask him any one question, what would it be?

Today, Father Gregory Pynon I, looking at the works of Thomas Aquinas, ask ourselves the question, can one smoke pot legitimately? Is it a sin? Is it a moral? Can it be moral?

And even if we don't have a great reason to think that it's immoral, is that an excuse just to go ahead and start smoking pot recreationally?

We also ask the question, what did Aquinas have to say about prostitution? If you remember, Father Robert Barron, who was on Dave Rubenshow, mentioned that prostitution could be tolerated that Aquinas talked about this.

And so we discussed that. We look at the exact text from Aquinas regarding that. And then we just talk about things being made illegal in general.

You know, like I think we would all agree that murder should be illegal and Aquinas agrees. But what about other immoral things like masturbation or disrespecting one's parents or not going to holy mass or the list goes on.

You know, why are some things illegal and some things aren't? And like what about pot should that be illegal? We discuss all these things. I hope you really enjoy this show.

Alright, welcome back to Pines with the Quietest to show where you and I pull up a barst all next to the year in Dr. Dr.

Sorry. To discuss theology and philosophy today, I am joined around the bar table by Father Gregory Pines to discuss all things marijuana.

Now from the outset, I need you to know that neither of us consider ourselves an expert on this issue.

So if you've come to listen to the experts, you've come to the wrong place. What this is is a conversation between two friends who are just trying to have a discussion about something.

A lot of other people are trying to have a discussion about. I hope it shed some light. Here's the show.

Let's talk about marijuana.

Let's kick it. But before we do that, though, you have a new podcast out that everybody needs to know about.

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