The Patrick Madrid Show: December 20, 2023 - Hour 2
The Patrick Madrid Show
Relevant Radio
4.8 • 588 Ratings
🗓️ 20 December 2023
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Patrick delves into the controversial and thought-provoking topic of blessings for same-sex couples within the Catholic Church. Addressing the Vatican's recent release of the document on blessings and the contrasting perspectives from previous statements, this episode prompts listeners to ponder the complexities and implications of these developments.
- Patrick continues his conversation with Tiffany from the end of the previous hour.
- German - The bible talks about the snake being the craftiest of animals. And Satan is a snake. How should we read that?
- Irene - What is the 'darkness' in John 1:5? (11:59)
- Patrick explains “Papal Infallibility” and shares an article by Archbishop Charles J. Chaput (33:45)
- Aaron - How are we supposed to take the newest comments of the pope about gay blessings?
- Elizabeth - I get monthly magnificent books with reflections. Can I throw them away? What should I do with them?
- Ted - I think you are splitting hairs about papal infallibility. When the pope speaks, the majority of people will go with what he says regardless of infallibility.
- Janet - I have a surgeon who is searching for his faith, and he used to be Muslim. What can I give him to help him come into the Church?
- Charles - I think we are getting down to the crux of the new document. Doesn't it say that the 'union' can't be blessed, which would not contradict the document written 2 years ago. (46:10)
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Compelling insights, unpredictable conversations, |
| 0:12.6 | encouragement for your day. |
| 0:14.6 | It's the Patrick Madrid show on Relevant Radio. |
| 0:17.6 | This is going to be such an exciting day. |
| 0:19.6 | I hope you enjoy it. |
| 0:24.7 | I think you will. know i will 888 9149149 that's the number to call sponsored by catholic order of foresters we're |
| 0:30.8 | going to go back to tiffany in dallas tiffany thank you for your patience it's a topic we |
| 0:35.8 | couldn't quite resolve in the time that we had. So for people |
| 0:41.5 | just tuning in right now, can you give like a 30 second, 20 second synopsis of the dilemma |
| 0:47.2 | that you're facing right now? Yeah, sure, Patrick. So I've been married mostly on and for about 20 years to a non-believing man. |
| 0:58.6 | There has been toxic violence and dysfunction that entire time. |
| 1:04.9 | Currently trying to figure out as I'm going through RCIA and planning to be confirmed at Easter, if I should rush through |
| 1:15.4 | a divorce process in order to receive the Eucharist, or if I should stay and wait until I feel |
| 1:24.5 | God has given me permission to completely leave. |
| 1:28.8 | And my finances are the way to do so. |
| 1:31.2 | Okay. |
| 1:31.8 | Thank you for kind of bringing everyone up to speed. |
| 1:34.0 | Now, just as another little detail, |
| 1:35.8 | you yourself were baptized validly earlier, a while back. |
| 1:42.2 | Yes. |
| 1:42.4 | He, as far as you know, has never been baptized. |
| 1:46.3 | Correct. |
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