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The Tucker Carlson Show

Breaking News: Israel Shuts Down Christ’s Resurrection Site. Bishop Strickland & Tucker Respond.

The Tucker Carlson Show

Tucker Carlson Network

News, Daily News, Politics, News Commentary

4.115.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2026

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

Bishop Joseph Strickland on Israel closing the holiest church in Christendom and the “holocaust of our time” in Gaza. (00:00) Israel's Forced Closure of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher (15:25) What Is a Justified War (41:49) Why Bishop Strickland Defended Carrie Prejean Boller (50:28) The Response to Bishop Strickland's Statement Most Reverend Joseph E. Strickland is a Catholic bishop known for his unwavering fidelity to Jesus Christ, his defense of the Deposit of Faith, and his courageous witness to the truth in an age of confusion. Ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Dallas in 1985, he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012 as the fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, a role he served until 2023. A lifelong shepherd devoted to the Holy Eucharist and the Blessed Virgin Mary, Bishop Strickland has consistently proclaimed the Church’s teachings on the sanctity of life, moral truth, and Eucharistic reverence. In 2025, he founded Pillars of Faith, an apostolate dedicated to strengthening Catholics in fidelity to Christ and His Church. Today, Bishop Strickland continues his apostolic mission nationally and internationally through preaching, teaching, writing, and media outreach. Paid partnerships with: Hallow prayer app: Get 3 months free at https://Hallow.com/Tucker Dose: Daily supplements for the systems that support you. Use code TUCKER for 35% at https://dosedaily.co/tucker  Brooklyn Bedding: Get 30% off sitewide with promo code TUCKER at https://brooklynbedding.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.6

Bishop strickland thank you so much for doing this.

0:43.7

What do you make of the closure of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher by Israeli authorities on Palm Sunday?

0:51.8

Well, really, Tucker, probably some things have developed even since the last thing I saw,

0:55.6

but it looked like they were deciding to open it after all or whatever.

1:05.4

To me, really, Tucker, this comes down to a consequence of the evil that we see that we're witnessing.

1:09.6

And I think we need to pay attention to it in that context,

1:14.7

as we already discussed, the large-scale destruction of civilian life is never morally justifiable by any nation, by any entity,

1:22.8

by, for any reason, it's just not. And to me, the closure of the Holy Sepulchre, the holy side for us,

1:31.3

there's so many in the Holy Land. But the closure of that and the not allowing the procession

1:38.2

of Palm Sunday is a tragic consequence of just how far off the mark.

1:45.4

Really, the world is at this point in so many ways.

1:48.5

And what's going on there, we must speak calmly, lovingly, clearly, that, no, we can't allow this.

1:58.8

And the closure to me is just one of many tragic consequences where this has to be addressed,

2:10.3

and we've got to keep going back to that principle that the large-scale destruction of civilian life can never be morally justified.

2:22.4

Amen. And I'm glad to hear at least one religious leader in the United States say that so

2:27.6

clearly. I think that any believing Christian would agree with that as a foundational part of

2:33.5

the faith. But you're hearing just the

2:36.8

opposite, and I want to ask you for that in just a minute, but you don't seem like you believe

2:44.2

that the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was closed for, quote, safety reasons.

2:49.4

Well, I really don't know, Tucker.

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