I agree wholeheartedly with Fr. Murray, this and so much more have me praying for Pope Francis daily. I came to the Catholic Church in 2013 and I miss Pope Benedict, but I remain Roman Catholic, not because of the Pope, who will come and go, but because of the Holy Eucharist.

I was born a Catholic and will die a Catholic, despite what I am seeing in the church. We must pray for the Pope and all priests, Bishops and Cardinals in these challenging times.

Fr. Murray is a treasure in our Holy Mother Church and he is clear as a bell when responding.

Great interview with Fr Murray, thank you. We need to continue to pray for Pope Francis that his teaching and public pronouncements are consistent with Church teaching, and lead to clarity not confusion.

I thank God for Fr. Murray, keep praying for him!!

“A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit; neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. “Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.” (Matt. 7:15-20.)

Hi guys, the most important and powerful deed to help pope Francis is praying for him. Let us ask for help from our Lord Jesus to shine a light upon him at all times.

Thank God for Father Murray!

We laity need more of this kind of "easy-to-digest" doctrinal clarification AND critique of Pope Francis and his direct predecessors. Thank you!

👏 👏 Thank you so much for bringing some sense in this confusing an terrible time in the church, where we call purple, yellow and red blue. thank you for clarity. We need to pray for than ever constantly. Do not abandone the faith, keep praying and hoping.

Rightly said. Take the word of God seriously. The major problem in the Catholic church today is it takes the world seriously, and the word of God lightly and superficially.

Thank God these issues are getting talked about. As a new Cathoilic I’ve been scandalized by the silence not the corruption!

I would say the fact that Catholics like myself are very concerned with some of Pope Francis' statements shows how much we revere the office of the Bishop of Rome. The Pope is supposed to be a spiritual father to all of us like human fathers are. His confusing and ambiguous statements are harmful to building up the faith of Catholics. "But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you turn back to me, you must strengthen your brothers." (Luke 22:32)

Pope Francis didn't talk about civil union, maybe in English with the media distorting it sounded like it but in Spanish they are two different words with different meanings, he never said about civil union of homosexuals, he said there should be civil laws to fight discrimination

I worry more about day ti day living as a Christian. Jesus will judge me for my sins not those of others.

Thanks Father Murray and Matt. It truly is amazing that the usccb refuses to address this seriously.

Yes Father Murray, our shepherd has to be clear and not make his flock confused.

Thanks a million Fr. Gerald ! As a lay person l have the freedom to develop my ideas on these topics which are often detailed and involved, and have a rethink. I realise that once a priest in your position states something publicly, he goes on record and is almost not allowed not to reanalyze his thoughts. I congratulate you on being up front and l also believe you too have the right to back track on statements down the line if you have further illuminations!

Let us pray that Pope Francis's intentions are fully consistent with the will of the Father.

This is such a great show! All Catholics listen up and learn the actual faith! Thank you Matt for helping us learn

Fr. Murray would make a good Bishop.

Thank you Father Murray for speaking truth. This should help other shepherds ( our priests and bishops) to not be afraid to speak up. Too much false mercy being taught in our church today. If we bring our Catholic brethren to love for Our Blessed Mother she will bring her children to truth. She goes after her lost children.

Well said, Fr. Murray!

It's amazing how Americans see their own culture as impeccable. capital punishment is inadmissible nowadays, you can't compare the Old Testament and God judging with the New Testament with politicians and judges judging. Saint John Paul II has already said that it was admissible for some cases such as the government not being able to keep the defendant, but that does not exist today, unless it is a tiny country.

POPE ST. JOHN PAUL II: “To you, immigrants who find yourselves unwelcome in the lands where you have moved, we send words of encouragement. The Church has walked alongside generations of migrants in the march for a better life, and she will not cease to stand by you with every kind of service. To seasonal workers who toil stooped under the sun to provide for their families, we unite ourselves in solidarity with you in your quest for just working conditions.” - Synod of Bishops, December 9, 1997

This is interesting, but ultimately I'm not convinced about the death penalty. I'm a little confused about why it's OK just because it was done in the Old Testament. Jesus prevents the woman from being stoned for adultery in the New Testament, which seems to point to something different. In essence, I agree with Pope Francis on this point.

Protestant here. I enjoy the content and I appreciate the aesthetics of the Catholic church and the desire to connect to generational tradition. But I can't reconcile much of what the Popes have said with a plain view of Scripture.

God bless you for speaking the truth.

Asking for civil unions alimstead of Marriage is in no way encouraging people to engage in homosexual activity. Claiming that can only be pure speculation, just as claiming that giving this rights to them is a way of consoling them for their sins. If I am not mistaken when gay marriage was being decided on, most Catholic leaders supported the idea of civil unions but not marriage since that was not what it was.

I have been struggling with being a member of the Catholic Church for a good several years because of Pope Francis’s blatant disregard to Church teachings. It has caused me to question everything about my faith. I have heard quite a few times to “ not throw the baby out with the bath water”. It has totally been a struggle to reconcile having to go to confession so I can worthily go to communion, while the Pope is turning a blind eye to the negative things happening in theChurch, or encouraging outright sin. I really want to get over it all and have my faith back, I really miss it very much. Yes, I know the Church is not God, but it is difficult to separate the two sometimes.

Refreshing to hear these points!

Robert Sarah for pope

Thank God we have a Pope like Francis. I’m praying for Fr.Murray. Fr. Tom Wilhelm

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I thought Pope Francis was talking about allowing people who would never actually be married to have the same governmental benefits that married people do. I didn’t see it as him encouraging illegitimate relationships, or even copying marriage as a façade. I thought the idea of a civil union was a platonic way of joining people financially and for tax reasons. It has nothing to do with sexuality or love.

Thank you for talking about this problem. We need to pray for a new Pope. God save our church. God save our church.

Fr. Murray is WONDERFUL!

Matt, I’d love a video from you about things Pope Francis has said or done that you have found to be positive. Perhaps also where you see opportunities for his particular papal charism to bring about good for the church in the future? I think that would be really interesting to watch.

Man, it’s so sad. I was getting close to converting to Catholicism, but Pope Francis has set me back at least a couple of years. My stomach churns when I hear him talk about same sex blessings, Muslims are our brothers and sisters, death penalty is inadmissible ??? What in the world

The problem with the death penalty, is that there have been "innocent" sentenced to death.

Thanks, I got alot out of this discussion.

God bless Fr. Gerard and Diane for straight talking which is absent from so many Clergy and laity🙏

our past and present Pope are very much human beings just like us, we need to keep the faith and pray together.

I don’t agree with the view on the death penalty. As Christians we should practice Mercy. God is the only one who gives and takes life. Just because the death penalty is in the Old Testament that doesn’t mean we should follow it, just like circumcision wasn’t a practice required for new Christians. Isn’t the New Testament a new alliance of God with the people, a promise of eternal life in forgiveness and Mercy? Aren’t we supposed to seek Jesus in others? If by using the death penalty we sacrificed the Messiah, the only one free from sin. How can we justify this? Aren’t we supposed to protect life since conception? I understand these men are criminals but that doesn’t make them discardable or insalvable.

Fr. Murray says: Death penalty, is now inadmissible according to Pope Francis because it is an offense against human dignity and Inmoral. Then he goes to say that it can't be that way because God would fall under thar accusation? Could you please elaborate? I personally believe and understand that God is the giver of life and he alone can take it away. Why are we as a society can give that power to us?

As someone new to Catholicism, hearing a past pope has kissed the Quran makes everything Francis has done sound absolutely paltry. Like, wow. I'm genuinely shocked to hear this. Like, really?? And people claim *Francis* is acting heretical?? This is a real "speck vs plank in your eye" situation. Matthew 7. As well, the claim that the death penalty gives someone *more* dignity for holding them accountible sounds positively backwards, possibly even nefarious... God has slain the sinful and heretical before yes, but I trust the All-seeing and All-knowing to deal with a sinful person far more than another sinful person. Too many are far too eager to use the death penalty as a means to enact justice, when it just comes across as a vengeful power-high. On top of all that, Christianity is the religion of redemption. What if we had executed Saint Paul for what he did to the early Christians? Surely he deserved it. But then we would not have his beautiful epistles if that were the case! "He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his hands that he may have something to share with those in need." Ephesians 4.

Matt, I am just coming back, and you are one of my fav Catholic KZfaqrs! Keep it up!

Not that Pope Francis would artiulate the difference, but I think the death penalty as administered by governments of the City of Man are problematic because of the rampant tendancy towards corruption and incompetence. Justice as defined by Aquinas is perfectly acceptable for crime, but can we trust a judiciary that has allowed Roe v Wade to dismiss the dignity of human life for 50 years to properly administer capital punishment?

I'm not Catholic. But I am Christian. And I really like this show and Father Murray seems awesome.

Thou shall not kill. If God wants to carry out the death penalty that is his right. It is not our right.

Thanks for enlightening and encouraging virtuous thinking in a world of contradiction.

Wow! Eye openner! The laity needs to wake up, speak up, and Stand Up for those good men who are proclaiming the truth of the Gospel. We need to help them. Because the power of the laity CAN'T be canceled. It is through the laity, that will save the church. The sheep must go after the wolves ourselves in order to save our Shepherds.

Thank God we still have Clergy like Father Murray

I wonder who or what is protecting Fr. Murray. There are many priests who would like to say what he's saying but absolutely cannot.

JP2 placed a Buddha on a tabernacle, kissed a quran, held the Assisi meetings... After v2 we get crazy nonsense by trying to be "pastoral"...

Good educative program. Keep going please

Pope Francis never equated civil unions with the sacrament of marriage. Civil unions are just that- civil. It is a matter of equal treatment under the law and matter of social justice. For a Church that is chock-full of gay priests unable to live celibate lives, you'd think that we would recognize that civil unions are highly preferable to bath houses and rest stops. Allowing people to live with dignity AS GOD MADE THEM is pastoral, merciful and decent.

I believe Pope Francis loves The Holy Trinity & The Holy Family with all his heart & is being & doing his utmost to follow Jesus of Nazareth, The King of Kings & Lord of Lord's!!!❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏 ps. We are all sinners with our wounds striving to be saints...often just very different places on the journey😇🙏

Saint John Paul II also taught against death penalty. I see this priest seriously biased against Pope Francis

I think I disagree with fr Murray on the death penalty because what did Jesus do to those who were killing Him? He was praying for them, he forgave us and said to us take and eat this is my body to the apostoles who would betray Him. As Christ forgave us, shouldn't we forgive also aka not have the death penalty?

So basically 'even though the pope was brought in by other people in the church and is speaking for us to love, we're gonna be salty about it because we don't like WHO it's telling us to love'... Very Christian like!

GOD bless and protect you, Fr. Gerald

Thank you Fr. Murray. I didn't know that about the death penalty. 🙏

If there are serious heretical issues with church leadership, what recourse does the church body have to correct these issues?

Who's the woman who keeps interrupting?

Separation of Church and State means that the state has no duty, whatsoever, to uphold the Catholic understanding of marriage in it's civil institutions.

I just have to respond to Fr’s comments about the Old Testament and the death penalty with a question, did not God Himself in the Word made Flesh not overthrow the death penalty, by stating “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone?”

Does Matt Fradd ever say anything good about Pope Francis? Just wondering.

What? I did not know that about the death penalty and the Church being "okay" with it (in a lack of a better word). I must say that just because God has authority over human life and death, that doesn´t mean we have that same right to judge someone to death. With that penalty, we can actually take from that person a chance to remorse their sins (because now is dead) and flick them straight to hell. Also didn´t Jesus say: "He that is without sin among you, let him cast the first stone.” That explicitly means we have no right to put someone to death for their sins. And: "Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword."

I'm in the Church because of Jesus. I don't plan on leaving. I've seen more persecution lately b/c of being Catholic. I see it on social media.

It is really interesting to me that people want to appropriate what marriage is. It was meant for a man and woman… and it’s fascinating to me that people hate Christianity / Catholicism and hates it but they want the benefits of marriage, that was created from Christianity ..

Anyone ever the hear Michael Knowles (sociopolitical commentator and Catholic) say he thinks the death penalty has “therapeutic value” because when you know exactly when you will die, you’re more likely to worry about what happens after death and make amends with God?

Well done keeping Murray's critique in perspective, Matt.

We say the daily rosary which is important and I am a mother and wear the brown scapular.. Thankyou Mary and Jesus ❤️❤️

Bery awesome discussion and clarity

What about the Panchamma Incan idol worship that took place at VATICAN AMAZON SYNOD October2019????

"Death penalty for grave sins in the old testament" like lighting a fire on Saturday and wearing clothes of mixed fabrics, nice.

God is allowing all these things because of the community as a whole we are united to the church so we are all sinful more now then ever collectively. If we and more converted and prayed the Holy Rosarythis would allchange. Its our fault this has happened.... we need to all begfor mercy. And pray for the Holy Church. Lord Jesus, have mercy on us.

Thank you for this video. Question/comment...the comment was made in the last few seconds about how Protestants take the Bible seriously....shouldnt we all?

No, we need, as Catholics, to DO something about it...

Thank you Matt for having Fr Murray to explain the seriousness of the errors of this pope & homosexuality. People are being misled with this pope & we have a right to be informed so we can make informed to seek out the SSPX. I believe Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was forced out!

Thanks

I’m just not confident about the death penalty point. As someone else pointed out, God administered the death penalty as punishment and was able to do so because He is fully just and good and perfect. We are not, and I find it very difficult to try and equate when we do it with when God does it. If we remove questions of whether it’s a moral punishment for a moment, then you get the more conservative argument, which is that if you don’t sentence them to death, the alternative is to throw them in prison for life which means they live off the tax payer’s dime and it ultimately means more expenses for the tax payer. I’d argue that because most if not all Protestants identity as conservative, this is why they prefer the death sentence, rather than the idea of taking the Bible more seriously. Not saying that they don’t consider the moral ramifications, but finances seems to be a more consistent argument. And for the most part, I actually do agree with the conservative argument on taxes. But on a moral level, I still have questions. What about in scenarios of those falsely accused, as history has shown time and again? Or if one were to do penance and confession, where their sins are forgiven, should they still be sentenced to death? The closest you can get to death as a justifiable punishment , from my reasoning anyways, is in a split second decision between life and death. If it comes to choosing between the life of an innocent child against the life a horrible perpetrator harming said child or putting their life at risk in front of you, and any action taken would result in perpetrator’s death, then I see no real moral qualms. But I don’t really know, so this is more of just me asking for clarification

I was wondering how do all these issues line up with the doctrine of papal infallibility. As I understand it (which is probably wrong given I'm not catholic) any decision made by the Pope is correct and backed by the will of God. Given these apparent failures does this contradict the idea of infallibility?

Good video with lots of clarity. Our bishops need to speak out more for the good of the laity. God calls all of us to holiness.

I think the civil union idea comes from a place of pragmatism. I am just old enough to remember when gay marriage started becoming a conflict. But it started, first, with civil union. gays and their supporters, called for civil unions. but since it was rejected, it went harder and harder until it became "ok no. we want *marriage* now." And the church lives in a world that is increasingly hostile to it's views, and increasingly looking for a good excuse to start persecuting it for not following popular secular beliefs. So I imagine from his view, it's a simple matter of "if they have civil unions, which is a government matter, and therefore, render unto caesar, etc. then there is less of a push for the *church* itself to accept it."

Pope’s intention for September is the legal abolition of the death penalty and it cites the dignity argument which denotes cp is sin. Praying for Pope’s intention is required for the indulgence in some instances. I hope he has other good intentions for September.

We all need to keep in mind that the Pope is a man OF God, but is NOT God. As a man, he has flaws. Praying for the Pope to hear God with discernment for the truth of God's will in his heart.

Pope John Paul kissed the part in the Koran which honored Mary, probably one of the only things we can agree on with the Muslims.

It’s misguided to leave the Catholic Church because you don’t like a Pope, bishop, priest. They are human and not perfect. Stay because Jesus established the church and gates of hell will not prevail against it.

Come back Jesus we need a TRUE SHEPARD

I respect this priest's honesty about the current pope. The papacy is one of the reasons I walked away from catholicism.

Please stop interrupting Father Murray.

If we have to be constantly on guard against the teachings of a pope, having to sift through them to distinguish what in them should be followed, what should be ignored and what should be resisted, what is the whole point of having a pope? Isn't precisely the authority of the pope what makes Catholicism unique? And now we are saying that we have to filter the pope's ordinary magisterium just as a Protestant does with his pastor? On top of that, see what huge epistemic problem we have: why should I follow Fr. Murray against Francis when they disagree? Aren't Catholics supposed to follow a pope as the proximate rule of faith over and above any other subordinate pastor? The entire rationale that sustains Catholicism collapses once one admits a pope can teach serious error to the whole Church.

The Abu Dhabi document is still valid, even though there was a supposed verbal clarification by the pope.Everything and anything of importance in the Church is written down and must be in order to be valid. It would require another document or an official amendment to change it. Unrelated, I was once taught that the etymology of the word Beelzebub has its root in the Hebrew word for confusion.

There's a difference between God sentencing death and human beings taking it upon themselves though?

More Pints needed🍺🍻🍺

With all reapect to Fr.Murray: " ...who is without sin should threw the first stone (death penalty)" Jesus fullfilled the law - no death penalty

Love that priest’s accent. ☺️

This is great 👍

I am grateful for the final words of Jesus to the woman taken in adultery…”Neither do I condemn you, go and sin no more.” Fr Murray - perhaps this platform can spotlight some of your sins in a future podcast? As a rank and file member of the Roman Catholic Church, I am longing for my soul to be nourished by words that encourage and uplift. Criticism of the shepherd of our Lord’s Church only leads to further division, a tactic used by Satan to destroy. Critical words only inflict further injury upon a church that is already under siege. Please join me in prayer for Pope Francis and unity within our Lord’s Church. For the sake of his sorrowful passion…🙏✝️