The Waves: Cafeteria Catholics Can Support Abortion Rights

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🗓️ 30 July 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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On this week’s episode of The Waves, Slate senior producer Cheyna Roth is joined by staff writer Molly Olmstead to talk about the much-hyped threat against the Catholic Church in the wake of Roe’s dismantling. They talk about Molly’s piece, “Is the Catholic Church Under Attack” and where the vandalism against churches stacks up against other religious persecution. Then they take a look at “Cafeteria Catholics” - those who follow the religion, but not all the teachings at the top of the male hierarchy. In Slate Plus, is the “Little Miss” meme feminist? Recommendations: Cheyna: Apple+ series Stillwater Molly: Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith Podcast production by Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Shannon Palus, Alicia Montgomery, and Daisy Rosario. Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Waves, Slates Podcast about gender, feminism, and where the Catholics
0:18.9	are at this week.
0:20.5	Every episode you get a new pair of feminists to talk about the thing we can't get off
0:24.0	our minds.
0:25.0	And today you've got me, Shayna Roth, a senior producer for Slate.
0:28.7	And me, Molly Olsen, a staff writer for Slate.
0:33.6	This week we're talking about the intersection between row and abortion rights and the Catholic
0:38.5	Church.
0:39.5	I personally am Jewish, but I converted about eight years ago before I got married,
0:45.0	though not just because I was getting married.
0:47.4	I grew up Catholic, went to Catholic schools all through high school, and then to a private
0:51.1	college.
0:52.1	But I think from a fairly young age, I want to say middle school-ish, I kind of knew
0:57.4	I wasn't going to stay Catholic.
1:00.1	I went to the private college, not for the religion, but for the small size and the beautiful
1:04.8	campus.
1:06.2	And the reason I always knew I was going to change religions at some point was in large
1:10.9	part to how the Catholic Church treats female autonomy, especially when it comes to things
1:16.0	like abortion, taking birth control, and marriage.
1:19.8	Molly, I wanted to talk to you about the Catholic Church and how it treats women's rights.
1:24.0	When I saw your piece in Slate, is the Catholic Church under attack?
1:28.2	It's a fascinating piece about how the Church is constantly claiming to be under attack,
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