The Real Conclave: Power, Politics, and the Papal Vote | Dr. Joseph Capizzi
Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw
Dan Crenshaw
4.6 • 16K Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2025
⏱️ 56 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Wednesday, May 7th marks the beginning of the conclave – the Catholic Church’s process of electing the next pope. Conclaves have traditionally been portrayed in our culture as shrouded in intrigue and back-room politicking. But, as theology expert Dr. Joseph Capizzi shows us, the 2000-year-old tradition is not that mysterious. He walks us through how cardinals elect a new pope, the political considerations they use to evaluate candidates, and how the Pope’s power in the world has changed over millennia. He evaluates the legacy and controversy surrounding Pope Francis. He explains why the Catholic Church is growing in Africa, Asia, and among young American men. They end with a discussion of how Christian moral theology evolved to address, and ultimately reject, the practice of slavery.
Dr. Joseph Capizzi is the Dean of Theology and Religious Studies at The Catholic University of America. He teaches in the areas of social and political theology, with a special interest in peace and war, citizenship, political authority, and Augustinian theology.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | We hold these truths to be self-evident. |
| 0:02.1 | That all men are created. |
| 0:03.4 | As a member of Congress, I get to have a lot of really interesting people in the office. |
| 0:07.3 | Experts on what they're talking about. |
| 0:08.9 | This is the podcast for insights into the issues. |
| 0:11.6 | China, bioterrorism, Medicare for all, in-depth discussions. |
| 0:16.0 | Breaking it down into simple terms. |
| 0:17.9 | We hold. |
| 0:18.7 | We hold these truths. |
| 0:20.1 | We hold these truths. with Dan Crenshaw. |
| 0:24.0 | Welcome back, folks, your favorite podcast, and you should be giving it five stars because it's your |
| 0:28.7 | favorite podcast. It's called Hold These Truths. Now, we're having a very topical discussion today |
| 0:35.2 | because, as you well know, Pope Francis recently passed away. |
| 0:40.4 | And anytime a Pope dies, it triggers a series of events. |
| 0:43.2 | But what are they? And why are they done? And why are they done in the way they are? |
| 0:46.6 | There's a lot of tradition and mystery and interest surrounding these processes. |
| 0:50.8 | And that's why they're the focus of Hollywood as recently seen in the movie |
| 0:54.8 | conclave angels and demons or the Netflix show what is it orgious they show a level of intrigue and |
| 1:02.2 | backroom politicking but what's what's really happening in the 16th chapel come May 7th now with |
| 1:08.8 | Pope Francis is passing the day after Easter, there's been more coverage reporting |
| 1:12.6 | and interest in them as well here today to talk to us about what happens during the |
| 1:15.9 | conclave as an expert from Catholic University of America, Dr. Joseph Kapizzi, Dean of Theology |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dan Crenshaw, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Dan Crenshaw and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.