This week on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley talk with John Carr, founder of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University, about Pope Benedict’s under-appreciated contributions to Catholic social teaching.
John Carr is the founder and co-director of the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life at Georgetown University. He served for more than two decades as the director of the Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
<p class="MsoNormal">This year's plenary meeting of the country's Catholic bishops will probably not garner the same attention it did in 2021, when the prelates were expected to debate whether to deny Communion to pro-choice politicians. <o:p></o:p></p>
The 300 U.S. Roman Catholic bishops gathering this week in Baltimore will choose a new president for their conference. The 10 nominees include Baltimore Archbishop William Lori.