The Patrick Madrid Show: April 09, 2026 - Hour 3
The Patrick Madrid Show
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🗓️ 9 April 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Patrick opens with the tense news of a meeting between the U.S. government and Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the Vatican’s representative, stirring debate about war in Iran, church teaching on just war, and Pope Leo XIV’s outspoken advocacy for peace. Listeners press Patrick with tough questions as callers voice concern, frustration, and hope, while he weighs the ethics of modern conflict, the suffering of civilians, and the challenges of Catholic leadership in a volatile world. The discussion threads through American politics, morality, and what it means to follow Christ’s command to seek peace.
- JD Vance Confronted With Report the Pentagon Allegedly Threatened Vatican with Military Force (00:34)
- Joe - Pope Leo saying 'Current war not a just war’; How did he conclude that it's not a just war? (12:22)
- Chris - I'm 50/50 on this war. He Pope hasn't admonished the Iranian Govt about their citizens they killed. It seems to be one-sided. (20:32)
- Pat - Where does it say to follow tradition along with following the Bible? (25:13)
- Paul - They're citing 'Anonymous Vatican sources'. This is trying to split up the Catholic vote. This is a political ploy. (30:33)
- Rick – What happens if Iran gets a nuclear weapon? (35:11)
- Ed - I think Trump didn't handle this war correctly and we shouldn't have been involved. I'm an Ex-Marine and this could've been done differently. (44:04)
- George - I think the Pope is not well aware and is misguided. He's not tending to his flock, like the Christians in Lebanon. (48:14)
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| 0:00.0 | Keep going. |
| 0:09.0 | Compelling insights. |
| 0:10.0 | Predictible conversations. |
| 0:12.0 | Encouragement for your day. |
| 0:14.0 | Keep going. |
| 0:15.0 | It's the Patrick Madrid Show on Relevant Radio. |
| 0:18.0 | Keep going. |
| 0:19.0 | All right. |
| 0:20.0 | All right. I will. I will. I will keep going. And so will you, if you want to call |
| 0:23.7 | and be on the air, please call 888-914-9-149. Sometimes it's good to be challenged in your |
| 0:35.2 | worldview and the way you look at things. |
| 0:45.0 | And it's not always going to be comfortable, but it's worth looking at things from a different perspective from time to time just to triangulate and get a clear sense of what's going on |
| 0:49.8 | here. |
| 0:50.7 | Now, I just shared with you a minute ago some of the bare details about the confrontation that took place in which the U.S. government summoned our Cardinal, Christoph Pierre, the former Papal Nuncio, to the United States. |
| 1:04.9 | And it was a meeting. |
| 1:06.6 | I believe it was held at the Pentagon. |
| 1:10.4 | And it was tense. And according to those who were quoted in the article, the first article |
| 1:17.7 | in the free press, but it was said that the Cardinal, that the Papal Luencio didn't say anything, |
| 1:26.3 | that he just sort of sat there, listened, |
| 1:31.0 | and then left, I guess. Now, one part of this story that I wanted to share that happened |
| 1:38.3 | after this is in Mediite, Mediite, which is another publication, and this is an article that came out |
| 1:49.3 | just yesterday. |
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