r/TrueCatholicPolitics

why is it always the Jesuit schools? almost every single one of these schools are Jesuit Georgetown, Gonzaga, the University of San Francisco, Boston College, College of the Holy Cross, Fordham, Fairfield University, Marquette, Xavier, Seattle University, Saint Louis University, Loyola Marymount, Santa Clara University, St. John's, Albertus Magnus College, St. Mary's College of California, Regis University, Siena Heights University, St. Thomas University and Our Lady of the Lake University.

I know a lot of people give a lot of crap to the university of call them compromised or woke but you don’t see things like this happening there and if there is something of that nature there is major pushback from student students, faculty, and alumni. I could attest to I could attest to that, like when they wanted to appoint a pro abortion Prof to a position leadership and students, faculty, priests, seminarians, alumni and several bishops were enraged by this and they dropped it

Mount Cristo Rey is a mountain along the southern border with Mexico. It has served as a pilgrimage site topped by a 29-foot-tall limestone statue of Jesus Christ since 1940. Each year, thousands of people from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border make a pilgrimage up the mountain to the cross.

The diocese has raised concerns about the government's action, stating that religious freedom will be violated if the wall is constructed.

"The erection of a border wall through or along this holy site could irreparably damage its religious and cultural sanctity, obstruct pilgrimage routes, and transfer sacred space into a symbol of division," the Diocese of Las Cruces said in the legal documents. "Any federal action to seize this land, construct physical barriers, or impede access to Mount Cristo Rey would constitute a significant infringement on religious freedom and the rights of worship."

It really pains me that the state of major Catholic universities is in. Having pro LGBT/choice groups on campus, celebrating Pride Month instead of the Sacred Heart, having non-Catholic professors that enforce this behavior, most students are not Catholic, and the ones that are don't practice, selling contraceptives on campus, having a party/hookup scene, and treating faithful Catholics as a disease. I used to be a long-time defender of Notre Dame. Still, I can’t do it anymore; I find myself wishing they would act like AMU, FUS, or Christendom, rather than do whatever they want and watch them for the football team. I've gotten into heated arguments with alumni about church teachings, and despite them wanting to preach “tolerance and acceptance,” that goes out the window when you bring up being a faithful Catholic. But I question why the church disregards this? Why don't we cut them off and focus more on faithful schools or demand change?

I know we can look at Jesus the apostles and the other saints going out into a world of people that would torment persecute and even martyr them, but it's hard when it's going into something that's supposed to be catholic

Donald Trump has attacked politicians, prosecutors, judges, journalists, and institutions. But Pope Leo XIV may be different. Brian Daitzman speaks with Christopher Hale, publisher of Letters from Leo, about why the first U.S.-born pope is breaking through with secular Americans, why Trump’s attacks on the Pope reveal something deeper about MAGA’s hunger for power, and how Catholic social teaching challenges the cruelty, corruption, war-making, and authoritarianism of this moment.

They also discuss J.D. Vance, the “King David” myth around Trump, wealth and salvation, the Epstein class, money in Congress, and why Democrats may need a bigger moral language to defeat MAGA.

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to History of the Present
01:20 What is Letters from Leo?
04:13 What It Means to Be Catholic in 2026
10:36 Why Pope Leo XIV Is Breaking Through in America
15:56 Trump’s One-Sided Fight With the Pope
20:09 Faith, Works, and the Republican Party
22:21 The “American Heresy” Explained
24:19 Trump as a “Divine Figure”
26:40 The King David Argument Around Trump
28:08 Why Trump Can’t Touch Pope Leo’s Power
29:04 How to Be Good Without Being Perfect
33:03 Is Love Justice in Action?
35:28 J.D. Vance and Catholic Theology
39:13 Trump Says He May Not Get Into Heaven
42:20 Wealth, Salvation, and the Prosperity Gospel
45:46 Epstein, Power, and Moral Responsibility
48:21 Why Congress Is Built Around Money
50:59 Sacrifice, Courage, and Political Power
52:22 Fox News, Influence, and Judgment
55:57 The 2026 Election and Catholic Voters
01:00:24 Why Democrats Need a Bigger Tent
01:06:06 What Christopher Hale Is Building
01:08:41 Closing Thoughts

So here’s something I’ve always wondered about - with the hanta virus about, thought I’d ask. Why did Trump disparage medical professionals when he was part of operation warp speed supposedly? Imo if he’d had our backs it would have gone much better than it did. And yes it was as bad as the news reported in most areas, most people just didn’t care enough (from a front line worker standpoint).

I.e, on grounds of:

1. wanting citizens to not be communing with demons (1st Commandment)

2. anti-fraud and consumer protection (8th Commandment)

3. wanting the working classes to not be distracted and stupefied (oppression of the poor: one of the 4 sins that cry out to Heaven)

4. reducing its propagandistic power when in the hands of murderous dictators like Francois Duvalier (5th Commandment)

5. wanting to reduce the societal prevalence of divination in general. For instance, imagine if airline pilots, air-traffic controllers, ship captains, cab drivers, etc. across the world made frequent use of divination instead of technology and common sense. It'd be a catastrophe.

Note: I'm referring specifically to commercial divination-based fortune-telling -- tarot readings, astrology, palmistry, psychic readings, etc..

Before judging me, I ask that you please read my reasoning and understand how I arrived at this idea, If I am wrong, I am willing to learn.

I started thinking this way after seeing countless politicians who call themselves Christians (including Catholics) using religion for political gain, many of them mix Christianity with chauvinistic, prejudiced, and divisive rhetoric.

Over time, I came to the conclusion that allowing religious propagation within politics often ends up being harmful, both to the people who suffer from these chauvinistc rethorics and to Christians themselves, many people begin associating these attitudes with the religion itself, as if Christianity were naturally intolerant or chauvinistic. In fact, several of my friends distanced themselves from the Church precisely because of this type of behavior coming from religious politicians. I do not think I need to explain how damaging this is to the Christian faith, additionally, my country is officially secular, yet I still constantly see religious symbols associated with intolerant and extremist politicians, this made me lose part of my trust in the current concept of secularism, because I rarely see a truly clear separation between religion and politics

I want to make it clear that I do not support historical “atheist states” that persecuted religions. What I support is a state completely separated from religion in its political and educational institutions, while at the same time guaranteeing absolute religious freedom and prohibiting any form of religious persecution, in this model, every person would have the right to freely follow their faith, but religion itself would be treated by the state as an individual and private matter, similar to personal preferences or other aspects of private life.

OK, I've lost all respect for matt fradd, his next guest is Russell brand. He's totally sold out

I’m a Catholic with family still in Iran and I’m honestly torn on the Iran situation. On one hand, I get that the modern church values peace and diplomacy, but on the other, the Iranian regime are murderous terrorists who’ve been known to negotiate in bad faith. In my opinion, a war to remove them would be just on purely moral grounds, not that I support an invasion or anything like that. I’m curious as to what standard the church says this war is unjust when not even a generation ago, John Paul the 2nd was vocally against Marxism, not to mention the various wars sanctioned by us to defend Christians throughout history. One could even point to God’s actions in the Old Testament against evil nations as being a lot more harsh on the nations as a whole than what we’re currently doing to Iran. Just to reiterate, I’m not really a fan of war and I oppose any invasion of Iran, but I think what we’re currently doing is barely even a war and don’t see how it’s wrong.

The global system is capitalism, and it has done great damage. In the past, it was socialism, but that has changed. Neither socialism nor communism is a real threat, but the priests focus only on communism.

Capitalism has caused immeasurable damage and countless deaths, and I don't see a single criticism of it, capitalism in its purest form is also completely condemned by the church.