War in the Middle East has left many destitute and hopeless, but one Catholic cardinal refused to be a passive observer.

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, Pierre Batista Pizabala, has been housing refugees, leading prayers for peace, and even offering to exchange his own life for hostages.

We cover the impact his leadership could have on the faithful.

Also, many were shocked to see their university sit on their hands while some student groups and faculty

openly celebrated the deadly Hamas attacks.

We break down how our once-great universities degenerated into their current sad state of affairs,

and that free speech does not mean freedom from consequences.

Toss in some nostalgic JP2 stories, Erica's suspicious Twitter activity, and an epic reporter

takedown.

Currently you're obviously taking the populist pathway.

What does that mean?

Well, I'm sure, well, you know, this and that, right wing, I mean.

And you get this week's edition of the Loopcast.

Welcome back to the Loopcast.

Today I'm joined by my co-host, Erica, and Josh.

And I have to say, the juices are flowing today.

We're just going to rip it here.

We're going to cover a lot of elements, of course, of the fallout of the terrorist attack from Hamas to Israel.

There's kind of new elements to this story as the domestic reactions are kind of boiling over a little bit, but one thing that we always like to highlight here at the

loopcast are Catholic things, and especially when they're positive Catholic things.

So one of the things that have really brought a lot of joy, I think, and a lot of light to

this situation, maybe some hope for some people, is seeing about the Latin patriarch of Israel. It's pure Batista,

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