89: Dear Troubled Catholics—Dr. Ralph Martin

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🗓️ 21 August 2018

⏱️ 43 minutes

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The Grand Jury Report, released on August 14, destroyed any residual belief that the “long Lent of 2002” was somehow “a thing of the past.” It is devastating, and essentially concludes that the Catholic Church is a criminal syndicate that exists to protect the predators who lead it. This on the heels of the Theodore “Uncle Ted” McCarrick scandal, and the Chilean bishop scandal (badly botched by Pope Francis), the collosal problem of homosexual corruption in Nicaragua under Cardinal Maradiaga, and sundry financial malfeasance.

Catholics everywhere are disgusted, demoralized, and prone to feelings of despair.

Enter Dr. Ralph Martin with a prescription of hope. He wrote a perceptive and, I believe, prophetic, Letter to fellow troubled Catholics in the newsletter put out by Renewal Ministries, of which he is the president. What is needed—badly—is a sense of perspective and hope. Not “optimism,” not “moving forward,” and certainly not “lamenting the tragedy.”

It’s not a tragedy. It’s a series of sexual crimes and sins that cry to heaven for vengeance. Where is the Lord Jesus in all this? Ralph Martin, seminary professor, writer, and TV/Radio host, and longtime renewal leader, cuts to the quick.

In this episode you will learn:

How to frame the scandal in its historical context
What the scandal is really about (hint: it’s not “pedophile priests”)
The need to double-down on prayer and fasting for the Church
Why we need to stop “protecting the Church’s image”
Why this crisis resembles the way God punished faithless Israel
The main reason for hope as we survey the wreckage

Resources recommended in this episode:

Dear Troubled Catholics letter from Ralph Martin

The Fulfillment of All Desire by Ralph Martin

Crisis of Truth: The Attack on Faith, Morality and Mission in the Catholic Church by Ralph Martin

Question of the week

Has this series of scandals led you to deepen your relationship with Christ? If not, why not?

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0:00.0	Welcome to episode 89 of the Patrick Coffin Show.
0:04.0	Dr. Jordan B Peterson.
0:06.0	Clean up your damn room.
0:08.0	Stand up straight with your shoulders back
0:10.0	and listen to the Patrick Coffin Show.
0:12.0	This is the Patrick Coffin Show.
0:14.0	If you're paying attention, you know the Catholic Church is in crisis in the United States,
0:18.0	in Chile, and Honduras, and there just seems to be a massive loss of faith and now we have
0:23.6	homosexual prelates and priests who have abused kids and now we've got the
0:28.2	grand jury report coming out and it's just so distressing. If you're troubled, we have an answer and the author of that
0:36.3	answers with us to bring some clarity and balance to this crisis that we all face
0:40.7	right here on the Patrick Coffin Show after these words.
0:43.4	Thank you Dr. Peterson, this is the Patrick Coffin Show. Our guest is Ralph Martin,
0:55.8	president of Renewal Ministries and the hosts of The Choices We Face TV and Radio Program
1:00.1	and the author of many fine books I've recommended like will many be saved what
1:04.8	Vatican II actually teaches and its implications for the new evangelization and
1:08.8	the fulfillment of all desire. Dr Ralph Martin thank you so much for being on the show.
1:13.0	Well, it's great to be with you again, Patrick. I've enjoyed our interviews over the years.
1:17.4	It's good to connect with you in your new ministry. Yeah, thank you. This is a difficult
1:21.5	topic to to start with on the Patrick Coffin show.
1:25.1	I, a couple of days ago, I was sent something we're going to be talking about and inviting
1:32.3	people to share, and that's your letter to troubled
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