APACT: 2020/10/07 - Fratelli Tutti and What it Means for Catholics

This week on A Podcast About Catholic Things, Eric and Dan discuss the latest papal encyclical, Fratelli Tutti (Tooty Fruity). Francis himself points out how fundamentally against Christianity and the Christian spirit his own encyclical is. What is Neo-liberalismm and what is Francis's problem with it? Does he at all understand capitalism and its purpose? And what about trickle-down economics? The spirit of this encyclical, as with all of Pope Francis's encyclicals, is that it is fundamentally pro-marxist. What is the purpose of 'dialog' and how does this encyclical redefine it? Is the encyclical in any way binding? Does it define doctrine?

In current events, the First Family gets Covid… and Eric isn't worried. Ireland rules that Subwat bread is candy. Venus would have been able to support life if not for Jupiter. Mars is closer to earth than ever. France cracks down on Islamic separatists, and Israel cracks down on fur trade. Derek Chauvin is out on bail.

In the Land of Nonsense, an airline fight over mask-wearing. CNN attacks a raccoon on the Whitehouse lawn. Kelly Knievel sues Disney.