The Patrick Madrid Show: April 24, 2024 - Hour 2
The Patrick Madrid Show
Relevant Radio
4.8 • 587 Ratings
🗓️ 24 April 2024
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Patrick explores questions from Madison from Utah, who is transitioning from Mormonism to Catholicism. She brings up an engaging theological inquiry concerning the supposed siblings of Jesus, sparking a detailed explanation by Patrick on the Catholic interpretation of these scriptural passages.
- Zachary (email) – Is it a mortal sin, or even reason for automatic excommunication, if a Catholic votes in favor of legalizing abortion on a ballot that concerns no other topic except a simple yes/no on this issue? (00:50)
- Aurora - I think the parenting style is such that they are letting their kids do whatever they want. So it is difficult for teachers to teach with authority.
- Susan - What do you think about what is happening with the demonstrations against the Jewish students? (14:28)
- Wayne - I learned some organizations are using AI to answer theological questions. What do you think about replacing our hosts with AI?
- Madison - I am a Mormon and I am looking into the Catholic faith. Did Jesus have brothers? (31:25)
- Heidi - Can I go to communion since I am living with a man who I am not married to? (41:13)
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning. Oh, and in case I don't see you. Good afternoon, good evening, and good night. |
| 0:09.0 | Compelling insights, unpredictable conversations, encouragement for your day. It's the Patrick Madrid show on Relevant Radio. |
| 0:27.8 | Welcome. What's your thing patrick what you think patrick what say that again what you think patrick i'll tell you we have two whole hours and i'll tell you during that time 888 |
| 0:33.4 | 9149149 i have space available for you right now but if you get a busy signal, just hit redial. |
| 0:40.7 | It gets busy, as you know, 888-914-9149. If you want to send me an email, Patrick at |
| 0:47.9 | Relevantradio.com. This is a note that comes in from Zachary down in Georgia. |
| 0:53.6 | He says, as you know, there have been various state ballot initiatives on the single issue of abortion since the overturning of Roe v. Wade. |
| 1:00.4 | This November, Florida will be the next state to have such a referendum on establishing a quote-unquote right to abortion in its state constitution. |
| 1:08.5 | My question for you is whether Catholics who vote in favor of legalizing |
| 1:11.9 | abortion on a ballot that concerns no other topic except for a simple yes or no on this issue, |
| 1:18.2 | such as these abortion ballot initiatives, does this incur the penalty of automatic excommunication? |
| 1:25.4 | If not, would such an action ever be considered a mortal sin? |
| 1:30.1 | I'll take it in two parts here. So let's take the second part first. I personally very much |
| 1:36.9 | view voting intentionally for abortion as a mortal sin. No doubt about it because it's complicit in the crime of |
| 1:46.8 | abortion, the horrendous crime of abortion, killing an innocent unborn person. So yes, |
| 1:53.1 | now I think that I'm standing on solid ground when I say the Catholic Church would say |
| 1:57.4 | the same thing. Given the parameters that you laid out, a specific ballot initiative, |
| 2:04.3 | so we're not talking about candidates, we're not talking about, you know, persons, but rather, |
| 2:10.9 | the question, do you want to have abortion enshrined in the state constitution in your state, yes or no? |
| 2:18.9 | If you vote yes, I do believe absolutely you commit a moral sin. |
| 2:23.0 | So that's that part of the question. |
| 2:24.9 | Second part is, in reverse order, does it incur the penalty, the penalty rather of automatic excommunication? |
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