LGBTQ, Elitism, Education Reform, & Catholic Synod First Responses | The Simpleton Podcast

"Inclusivity" has taken on a radically different definition in the past few decades.

How should Catholic understand the term, especially in relation to the LGBTQ community?

Also in this episode:
• A Simple House's "accompaniment model" and its benefits
• Where the Catholic synod process is it now (and what A Simple House has gained from it)
• Following up on our interview with Dr. Dan Gibbons about Classical Education
• Elites and building a sound theory on politicians
• The Secular Humanism Project and its slow decay

Chapters:
0:00 Start
0:33 Signpost
1:18 Going to the past to build a new future
3:16 Bad religion books are NOT the problem.
3:48 The Secular Humanism Project (and it's death)
6:59 Vatican II is a great model (of re-modeling).
10:00 Understanding the faith, not just regurgitating it
11:00 Where did education go wrong?
12:23 Is classical education for the elites?
17:53 Classical ed programs in college
23:50 Is evangelizing the elites a good move?
28:08 Evangelize the upper class by serving the lower class.
29:47 The "Accompaniment" Model
35:02 Elites vs. politicians
36:55 The Vatican's secret library???
37:49 The Theory of Elites
38:32 "The He(art) Reset"
39:07 An update on the Catholic Synod
40:36 Were ASH's points included in the Synod?
41:22 Why our Synods were amazing.
43:10 "Ask not what the Church can do for you..."
43:58 A summary of the Synod reports across the US
45:25 Is clericalism still an issue?
47:45 Inclusivity isn't always good.
49:26 LGBTQ and how Catholics should view inclusivity
55:30 "Judge well." -Jesus
55:57 What we're taking away from our synods
57:11 Outro

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