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JD and Ed give an update on Bishop Emanuel Shaleta. Then, they talk about the danger of ecclesial spectatorism.

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Don’t miss the next live recording of The Pillar Podcast on March 19 in Chicago!

We’ll meet at 7 pm at the Nisei Lounge (3439 N. Sheffield Ave).

Ed asks JD for advice.

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JD and Ed talk about the unprecedented arrest this week of Chaldean Catholic Bishop Emanuel Shaleta.

Then, Ed plays a round of your new favorite Pillar Podcast game ‘Better Know a Currency.’

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How can Christians be prophets in the modern world?

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JD and Ed will record the rest of this week’s bonus episode early next week.

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JD and Ed talk about the reassignment of a bishop in the Ivory Coast— and the lack of transparency around the reassignment.

Then, they detail the case of a Chaldean Catholic bishop accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from his cathedral’s charity fund.

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The Society of St. Pius X released a batch of statements this week related to their plans to consecrate new bishops this summer, without a papal mandate.

JD and Ed talk about the documents— specifically one titled ‘Annex II.’

You can read Annex II here: Order and Jurisdiction: The Futility of the Schism Accusation

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JD and Ed answer a canon law question from readers.

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The U.S. Church is approaching the end of its great metropolitan turnover. JD and Ed talk about the characteristics of the newly appointed metropolitans.

Then, JD and Ed talk about internal backlash against an appointment at the University of Notre Dame.

JD plays a round of Valentine’s Day ‘Yes or No.’

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