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D.C.’s Cardinal Gregory on the Synod, Pope Francis and our political climate


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This week on Jesuitical, Zac and Ashley share their conversation with Cardinal Wilton Gregory on the role of a church in a polarized society. As the Archbishop of Washington, D.C., “the epicenter of division,” Cardinal Gregory has devoted himself to bringing people together across vast political and faith-based differences, lending profound insight (and humor!) to this live conversation, which was hosted by Georgetown University’s Catholic Social Thought and Public Life and Leadership Roundtable.


They discuss:

  • Cardinal Gregory’s conversion as a boy and life as a priest
  • Watching people come together through the synod, from diocesan meetings to the universal session in Rome
  • The cardinal’s advice for young people who feel disengaged from politics

  • During Signs of the Times, Zac and Ashley are joined by one of Jesuitical’s assistant producers, Delaney Coyne, to break down a recent debacle surrounding an A.I. priest. They cover the laicization of Catholic Answers’ “Father Justin” and discuss the kind of insights this technology can—and can’t—provide.


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