Really great episode! One question occurred to me as you both were outlining the sequence of events: is it typical for a diocese to be so prompt in announcing communication from the Vatican, in this case from the Secretariat of State? Would this have played out differently if the diocese had just sat on that announcement for a little whi…
Really great episode! One question occurred to me as you both were outlining the sequence of events: is it typical for a diocese to be so prompt in announcing communication from the Vatican, in this case from the Secretariat of State? Would this have played out differently if the diocese had just sat on that announcement for a little while? I can imagine Archbishop Peña Parra being very frustrated with that diocese, thinking if they had just played it a little cooler, he may have gotten away with it (at whoever’s behest), but now he has to deal with Archbishop Kennedy. And thank God for Archbishop Kennedy, that he was willing to take such a public stand so quickly.
And I would love a bonus episode sometime about Ed’s experience working for an MP and the corollaries with House of Cards! I loved the discussion about Leo McGarry and Doug Stamper.
Really great episode! One question occurred to me as you both were outlining the sequence of events: is it typical for a diocese to be so prompt in announcing communication from the Vatican, in this case from the Secretariat of State? Would this have played out differently if the diocese had just sat on that announcement for a little while? I can imagine Archbishop Peña Parra being very frustrated with that diocese, thinking if they had just played it a little cooler, he may have gotten away with it (at whoever’s behest), but now he has to deal with Archbishop Kennedy. And thank God for Archbishop Kennedy, that he was willing to take such a public stand so quickly.
And I would love a bonus episode sometime about Ed’s experience working for an MP and the corollaries with House of Cards! I loved the discussion about Leo McGarry and Doug Stamper.