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Some correction: Nunavut is a territory, not a province.

Also Iqaluit have a mayor who wanted to remove Catholic Church's charitable status. Idk if it's related to why the city is chosen for a visit, but it'll be interesting to see how the mayor will treat the Pope. https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/iqaluits-mayor-wants-to-tax-citys-churches/

And please, no more time wasted discussing a canonical marital status of a non-catholic married 3x, none of them in a Catholic Church. One hour is long enough. We know that none of him nor his 3 supposed wives give a damn about the canonical marriage, why should we care about their status to it?

Please cover more relevant thing like how ICKSP is being kicked out of Archdiocese of Chicago.

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"We know that none of him nor his 3 supposed wives give a damn about the canonical marriage, why should we care about their status to it?"

Because it involves their immortal souls?

"Please cover more relevant thing like how ICKSP is being kicked out of Archdiocese of Chicago."

Has there been an actual announcement by either the ICKSP or the Archdiocese confirming it's happening? Because I've not seen anything concrete besides rumors.

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They're known fornicators, and not been repentant as far as anyone knows. Plus other sins that are not as public.

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LIke the rest of you probably, I could care less about your ex-president's marital status - I don't think that was the point to the discussion; it was just a very familiar cultural context that was used to then build a fascinating discussion upon, and given all the willy-nilly ways in which our society is treating marriage these days, an extremely pertinent discussion at that :-)!

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> nor his 3 supposed wives

One wife and two concubines, not necessarily in that order, and since you never know who is going to become Catholic (or return to the faith after a lapse) it's always important to know how to figure out which is which, not only for their own sakes but for the sake of *anyone* who subsequently entered (or enters) into the growing network of serial attempted-marriage. Endlessly fascinating. (Not to you, I grant.)

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I am sorry to disagree with your perspective, sir. The time spent on canonical marital status these last two weeks has used a humourous contextual tool to share not only some of the pretty messed-up consequences of our times, but also just how able our Canon Law is, in its depth and complexity, to handle even the most outrageous choices people make these days. I think it is extremely fascinating and enlightening to listen to this banter because while demonstrating the adeptness of our Church to handle anything we can throw at it, we also learn that our two hosts are also up to the task of explaining it. I find it very comforting to know that I have the likes of such as J.D and Ed to whom I can entrust my continued formation in the Catholic Faith. Thanks, guys!

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