Obey or Resist? A Catholic Dilemma – Episcopal Consecrations #8

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🗓️ 15 May 2026

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Today in The Episcopal Consecrations, we turn to one of the most difficult and personal questions in the crisis: obedience. What does it really mean to obey the Church—and when can apparent disobedience be justified? Fr. Themann examines the nature of authority, the virtue of obedience, and the limits placed on every human command, even within the Church. Drawing on Scripture, theology, and practical examples, this episode explores how Catholics can navigate situations where commands seem to conflict with faith, morality, or the salvation of souls. Ultimately, we ask: how do we make these decisions with clarity, prudence, and peace of conscience?

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0:00.0	Today in the Episcopal Consecrations, what is true obedience, and when can a Catholic refuse the command?
0:13.4	Father Theeman explains the limits of authority and the role of prudence.
0:18.9	I would say learning about your faith is more important than learning about the various
0:23.9	issues of the crisis in the church.
0:26.5	Because unless you know what Catholicism authentically is, you're never going to be able
0:32.6	to make a fair assessment of the nature and the gravity of the current situations. The church says, this is what
0:39.3	you have to believe, this is what you have to do, this is what's important, and you're asked
0:42.7	to compromise on that principle. As Father Kalerani said recently, though, if the society went into
0:48.7	schism in 1988 as a result of the last of this cupola consecrations, well, then how can the Vatican now be threatening society with schism now?
0:57.3	How many times can you kill the same man?
1:02.2	Father Thiemann, it is great to have you.
1:04.7	How are things going in Australia these days?
1:08.2	Well, they're going all right.
1:10.1	We are heading into autumn, but autumn in Sydney
1:14.4	is not quite autumn in many parts of the world, although it may be a bit like autumn in Phoenix,
1:20.8	actually. So, you know, it's not, it doesn't fill people with the dread and despair that it sometimes might provoke in other
1:31.2	parts of the world. So it's actually still quite nice. My flowers are still blooming as a matter of
1:36.0	Oh, excellent. Yeah. I mean, mid-60s, I just looked it up. Mid-60s and sunshine. It's rough.
1:41.2	Everyone had their coats on this morning, you know, it's rough. Yeah.
1:46.1	Yeah.
1:50.5	We, the warm blooded in us, we're weanies when it comes to that.
1:51.3	Oh, it's 80.
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