Mike Lewis and Pedro Gabriel discuss Pedro's analysis and research into the ritual performed during the prayer service held in the Vatican Gardens on the eve of the Synod of the Amazon in October 2019.

Was this ritual, as many pundits have claimed, idolatrous worship of a pagan deity? Was the statue at the center of the controversy the goddess Pachamama? What was said, during and after the ceremony, and why?

Listen as they get to the bottom of this hot-button issue.

Pedro will be giving a talk on July 9 at the online Immortal Combat Men’s Conference on “Pope Francis and Silence -- How to Defeat the False Angel of Light” (Click here to register: events.smartcatholics.com/speakers/pedro-gabriel/).

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Mike Lewis continues his conversation with Pedro Gabriel and Claire Navarro about the differences in their native cultures and how this shapes their approaches to politics and the Catholic Church.

Pedro provides his insights as a medical doctor on the varied responses of Catholics around the world to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Finally, they discuss the role of ideologies and confirmation bias in deepening the divisions between Catholics over the faith and Pope Francis.

Pedro will be giving a talk on July 9 at the online Immortal Combat Men’s Conference on “Pope Francis and Silence -- How to Defeat the False Angel of Light” (Click here to register: https://events.smartcatholics.com/speakers/pedro-gabriel/).

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Pedro Gabriel and Claire Navarro join Mike Lewis from Portugal.

They discuss Pedro's upcoming talk on July 9 at the online Immortal Combat Men’s Conference on “Pope Francis and Silence -- How to Defeat the False Angel of Light” (Click here to register: https://preview.tinyurl.com/ycdhdwct).

Mike also asks Pedro about the Portuguese perspective on famous Fatima conspiracy theories, including the consecration of Russia, the Third Secret, and the "Two Lucias" controversy.

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Mike Lewis, David Lafferty, and Nathan Turowsky continue their discussion about the disturbing influence of leaders like Archbishop Viganò and Taylor Marshall on ordinary Catholics.

They talk about the extremes that this "post-truth" or "post-reality" rhetoric has reached - far beyond anyone anticipated - and wonder how much further it might go.

Should Pope Francis act? Have we reached the point of no return? What can we do, if anything, to prevent a schism?

In this episode, Mike Lewis discusses Viganò's letter to Trump with David Lafferty and Nathan Turowsky. They explain the conspiracy theory-based language Viganò uses, its place in the larger world of conspiracy theories, and the disturbing trend of Catholics buying into these ideas.

In this episode, Mike Lewis is joined by Nate-Tinner Williams and Dawn Eden Goldstein to discuss the history of African American Catholicism, racism in the Church, and the Catholic response to the Black Lives Matter movement.

Later, Nate and Mike discuss the unique gifts and challenges of black Catholics in the US, as well as evangelization in the black community.

Image: Sister Thea Bowman by John Feister. Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, fspa.org.

Continuing their conversation about conversion and growth in the faith, Mike Lewis, Adam Rasmussen, and Rachel Dobbs discuss how a distorted understanding of the faith has been widely promoted by Catholics with reactionary and fringe views. How did this happen, and how must the bishops, theologians, and the faithful respond?

In this edition of Peter's Field Hospital, Mike Lewis discusses conversion with Rachel Dobbs and Adam Rasmussen, both of whom came into the faith as young adults. They share their journeys, the unique challenges and temptations faced by converts, and address the stereotyping and derision they sometimes face.

In Episode 6 of Peter's Field Hospital, Mike Lewis, Paul Fahey, and DW Lafferty discuss the troubling, paranoid letter composed by Archbishop Vigano and signed by bishops and cardinals. They also discuss conspiracy theories in the Church, and how popular apologists have embraced the anti-Francis agenda.

Part 2 of the Peter’s Field Hospital conversation with Austen Ivereigh. In this concluding segment, Mike Lewis and DW Lafferty discuss with Austen how to communicate the message of Pope Francis to Catholics who resist his message, Pope Francis’s vision for a post-COVID world, and evangelizing - both in the world and within the Church.