Vatican employees protesting. Why?: Last week in the Church with John Allen Jr.

[@Juan-gl7cs]

The synodality is like Venezuela type rule

[@paulfaigl8329]

Great reporting 👍❤👍 Thank you John🙏❤️🙏

[@KaylynLife]

Excellent show - my first time watching this. I found it informative. Thank you.

[@annamariamix5963]

Please pray for speak out against the unjust arrest of Fr Michał Olszewski in Warsaw Poland 🇵🇱 7 months inhumane treatment

[@annamariamix5963]

Hallelujah yesterday he was released Oct 25 with the two other workers. He cries thanking everyone for their prayers 🙏♥️

[@KMF3]

Will it sounds like the Pope needs to practice what he preaches in his own house

[@tedvillalon4139]

He ought to read Rerum Novarum.

[@Revolver1701]

The Vatican employees are organizing to protect themselves from potential draconian measures in the cost cutting. Working “smarter” is management speak for dumping the work on fewer employees and expecting it to be done beautifully. The employees need to organize and become a bargaining unit to get a contract to spell out their rights and responsibility.

[@mrkiplingreallywasanexceed8311]

The fabulous John Allen on spectacularly good form again - I want even to say impious! Some allege Americans have no sense of humour, but the way he so NEARLY sends himself up with a presentation style that is a combination of Victorian Barnum's Grand Circus ringmaster riffing on the theme of excitable 1950s home grown "football" commentator (ie rugby in motorbike helmets and funny rules....) and therefore about a century out of date, I think that's nowadays called "vintage" or "veteran" by those trendier than myself but anyway, works for me. Even when the more sombre notes are introduced (no danger of that today, mind!), there's just something so raffishly upbeat, I never fail to be amused (in spite of what I sometimes write in reply, usually to items which trigger me and during which I very much illustrate his art by comparison to my own clumsy and grinding diatribe!). Perhaps "wholesomely entertained" or cheered up might be more appropriate but I think I make myself clear 😏 Vivat Johannes Americensis🥰

[@KMF3]

Is the title synod of synodality the real title or just a joke? I'm honestly not sure anymore. It sounds like a joke 🤔🤷

[@joanwalter6551]

Our divine Master said," Go ye and teach all nations." I believe that may be the definition of a Universal Church. They have been taught. And his Holiness is enabling their response.

[@paxchristi2248]

I wonder what our Lord would think of what is being "taught" in the current Church. Paganism, secularism, "all religions lead to God", destroying the segment of the Church that is thriving, crushing traditional orders, propping up a sexual deviant whose "art" is disgusting? And that is just the beginning of a long list. His "holiness" has a lot to answer for. The Church is becoming unrecognizable.

[@sarihendershot3728]

his "HOLINESS"....

[@dentryn4365]

@@sarihendershot3728 Yeah! Really????

[@Jimboken1]

Brazil is a western civilisation country. So is Australia. Japan is an advanced civilisation with a tiny Catholic population. Uganda is one of Africa's (and the world's) biggest Catholic population countries and Pope Francis had never nominated a cardinal there.

[@femaleKCRoyalsFan]

Uganda is also the home of Saint Charles Lwanga & companions who were martyred for refusing the advances of the Ugandan king, if you get what I’m saying

[@Jimboken1]

@@femaleKCRoyalsFan I can't guess what you're saying apart from Pope Francis viewing the majority of African bishops as so backward that Fiducia need not apply to them.? Lol

[@femaleKCRoyalsFan]

@@Jimboken1 they don’t need to be blessing sin. by the way, sodomy acts are a sin that cries out to heaven for vengeance

[@Jimboken1]

@@femaleKCRoyalsFanindeed. I'm with the African bishops and not Pope Francis' racism that says Africans are excused from Fiducia unlike other supposedly more advanced Catholics.

[@javiercortes5232]

Brazil is not a Western civilization country. It has certain areas with European descendants, but just that. Greetings from Mexico, which has the same characteristics

[@marshalldarcy7423]

In the major leagues they do not play baseball any more. They play designated ball which is different for it is all designated. It all started with the pitchers who fearing being hit by a fast ball no longer wished to stand at the plate knowing, as they did, the damage a fast ball can do one if one was hit by it.

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[@markgraham2312]

Fantastic show!

[@mariac4602]

But the West is also experiencing grave violence -the number of violent deaths in the US alone is staggering -and extreme poverty, unemployment, anxiety, depression, hopelessness, suicide. It isn't the "West", but small yet vocal groups, who push special-interest agendas and act like they speak for the major concerns of the West. But they do not. Faithful Catholics here in the US will talk about concerns such their children losing faith, priests who aren't behaving in the most inspiring of ways, laity being shut out of active involvement in the life of their parish communities despite a decades-long call to the involvement of laity in the New Evangelization. They will speak of suffering in themselves, their loved ones, the wider community in mental, physical, emotional and spiritual matters. The elderly packed into nursing homes, children who don't feel loved or valued and are mercilessly bullied, workplaces that use up people as if they objects, the threat of technologies to further push workers out of the workforce, and wondering where God is in all the suffering. We are no different in our concerns and sufferings than our brothers and sisters from other parts of the world. When you cut us, do we not bleed? Do not, John, I beg of you, encourage divisions within God's Holy Church by continuing to press this false and damaging narrative.

[@daniellejarvis157]

I disagree that laity are being shut out of active involvement. In my experience, mass has become a 'participation sport', with the parishes pushing as many people to be 'doing' something, so they are distracted, and distracting, from the mass. They've created a social event, where people chat in the pews and do choir practice before mass, making it impossible for the very few people actually coming in early to pray and prepare themselves for mass. I absolutely HATE the 'new evangalization'. Nobody is praying anymore!

[@TheLeonhamm]

Ah! Labour Relations .. 1) Agree to employee demands/requirements, 2) Reduce paid employees, also elevate volunteer or itinerant work/ experience opportunities, 3) Farm most jobs out to arms-length and cheaper providers .. Thus the General Secretary of the Employee's Associations will keep her job, where the broom and dustpan/ hammer and nail/ paper-shuffler and data in-putter will not = Ker-Ching lower costs for the same output and having all the marginalised/ migrant/ meaningful PC rhetoric tick-boxes checked. And, of course, today's age-old synodalised power structures (worker-managers = low pay but high kudos, kept under group-therapy-human-resource-induced 'team responsibility' without any functional authority), and managerial administration (Non-Commissioned Officers doing all the work of the Commissioned Officers but without the job security of the office) = Marxist power-transfer and have-a-go-Joe jobbery with an eye to the bottom line aka lovely dollar lolly, for the Party Cause .. erm .. yes .. of course. Remember .. There's one born every minute .. or so (you just have to know how to sell-it right - whatever the 'it' happens to be). Keep the Faith; tell the truth, shame the devil, and let the demons shriek. God bless. ;o)

[@sophiachavez3377]

The pope is hoisted by his own petard! Synodality for the workers! Very funny.

[@glennlanham6309]

sins against synodality!!!

[@homeworkgyms]

We need the truth about what are the names of clergy who used inclusive language formulas when baptizing babies! There are far too many faithful who think they have the sacraments when, in reality, they have none!

[@wiffledog]

Inconceivable!

[@michaelliverani9440]

I don't understand how a bishop's conference having doctrinal authority can possibly be in conformity with Christ's command to Peter to 'confirm his brethren in the faith.' It sounds to me like the dissolution of the hierarchy, which Christ Himself instituted.

[@jmlark18]

The apostate schismatic formal heretic cardinal Bergolio is behind all the trouble in the current church. Those recognizing him or his followers as having any authority whatsoever on any matter merely prolong the problem.

[@PatriciaLandsman]

You sound like a Lutheran to someone in the Traditional Catholic world. The Bishop in San Diego is a modernist. We are not impressed with Francis’s new Church

[@RusynCatholic]

Traditionalists are sacramental Protestants. You guys are clowns to us Eastern Catholics.

[@Jimboken1]

@@RusynCatholic Who knew Eastern Catholic Churches loved Fiducia supplicans?. Dialogue with some Eastern Orthodox has ceased as a result but you, with your pet hatreds (just like Pope Francis'), know better. M'kay....

[@elmolino7969]

As an I-O Psychologists, I have to comment that the Vatican like most countries in the world, does not operate its activities (Business, and otherwise) the way the US does. And this is okay. Because as Hofstede's Dimensions illustrate, each country, region, in deed culture varies based on these dimensions. So we should not be surprised nor offended that others do things differently. In fact, in classes that teach diversity, this is an important topic, that often US citizens struggle with, especially those who claim they promote diversity.

[@HB-iq6bl]

most parishes can't get enough people to join the choir, arrange the flowers , do the readings let alone run a council

[@FranKern-j5s]

Reducing staff does NOT give the staff more leverage,

[@SeánServiamJesuCristo]

It is dubious for an Australian to represent that Australian society is not part of Western Civilization.

[@tinman1955]

Remember when the word Catholic meant "universal"?

[@jennifermeilhon1435]

I am in South Africa!

[@frederiquecouture3924]

😂

[@JeffWildZug]

Ohtani vs Judge - how cool is that!

[@femaleKCRoyalsFan]

Not cool at all. This is the match the Mlb pundants want. they don’t want a slightly smaller Market team in the World Series that’s why they were shocked when the Royals made it in 2015.

[@SeánServiamJesuCristo]

Our Lord commands us to spread the Good News of His eternal kingdom throughout the whole world, not just to so-called “Western Civilization.” Therefore the Gospel transcends the notion of Western Civilization, as if countries in the so-called East, such as Australia or India and China, are excused from being exposed to the most important message from the West, that being the Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

[@Juliet04738]

Is John Allen quite ill ?

[@bdibitonto]

There was no notion of Papal infallibility in the XV century, John!

[@Juan-gl7cs]

I don’t think to many are interested in his autobiography

[@johnfisher247]

The comments about Ghandi and the "emancipation" of India is garbage. India was not enslaved and there was no slavery in India. The British Empire was the leader in anti slavery. So sick of Americans projecting your prejudices and obsessions onto the English speaking world. Was the Philippines "enslaved" by the USA? What about Puerto Rico? What about Hawaii? America has a long history of picking wars, deposing monarchs and stealing territory not because of trade or rivalry...but sheer expansionism.

[@1GoodWoman]

The British empire is and was all about birthright power gained by war. Please be honest. Our Church does not grant birthright power and does change…even if slowly.

[@SeánServiamJesuCristo]

“Western Civilization” extends much further East than depicted in your map.

[@galaxyn3214]

The salt must flow! 🧂

[@Bluets023]

Romans 16 : 17-18 Keep away from them .

[@tylerk1013]

Why do you always say not to go anywhere? Is this broadcast on some TV network?

[@BrotherDan01]

thanks for you insight John! And no, this Canadian does not think the Goliath vs Goliath matchup is good for baseball :p

[@edwardgarcia3718]

I'm a Mets fan, so buzz off.

[@gingerdude7040]

Highlights the need for the pope and the Vatican to have a truly global view of the Church, which to many Western Catholics might seem at least somewhat alien.

[@tjdomerny4847]

Is something wrong with your memory? Your 2d segment is a rerun from last week.

[@Bluets023]

In 1933 a 90-ton stone with the Ten Commandments engraved on it was found in Mexico . There are only two problems- the inscription are in ancient Hebrew and research has established the age of the inscription at 500 - 2,OOO years ago . 🤷🏽‍♀️ Before Our Time

[@javiercortes5232]

No es cierto. Punto

[@hungrywallaby]

First of all, it was found in New Mexico, second, its generally considered fake. The research" that established 'the age of inscription was by one Mineral Engineer who has only written about about the dating of this one object, which does not make him an expert. The inscription itself is considered a forgery because of grammatical errors' and that it mixes letters from 2 different Hebrew alphabets.

[@Bluets023]

@@hungrywallaby thank you for your comment it,s the only way we will get down to the real truth when everyone does a bit of research and find where it,s true or false . Let,s keep looking something is not right and they are hiding historical facts . To what end , only the future can tell us that , but they do make mistakes and then people can start to see their agenda .

[@jimduffy7199]

Why does the US have a 'world series' when it only involves teams from the US and one team from Canada? 'World' it ain't.

[@nancyraboin647]

That is interesting this turning West or East issues. Both issues need to be discussed and work through. If it is left up a male clergy to solely address climate change, hunger, etc. to date the are doing not so good job. Both West and East issues need to be address. Male decisions land hard on the back of women and children. That is just the way it is. Why is it that Women’s participation in the church? Why can’t the sacraments be fully access to the people?

[@michaelburgess6556]

I am a cricket fan 🏏

[@freddiefreihofer7716]

We don't need baseball here.

[@michaelburgess6556]

For God's sake save us the rabbiting on about that minority game called baseball.

[@frederiquecouture3924]

😮

[@carolynkimberly4021]

Go Dodgers!

[@davidpayne8413]

Serious question - Could a Trans man become a priest?

[@patriciafeehan7732]

He is the first Pope from the Americas and wants to bring the church back to St. Francis of Assisi.

[@Jimboken1]

Destruction isn't what St Francis was about.

[@patriciafeehan7732]

@@Jimboken1 He does not want to destroy, it is more important to rebuild. Francis, rebuild my church? Pope Francis has been working so hard and many people are misinterpreting his message. He is a unique Pope and is poorly understood.

[@Jimboken1]

@@patriciafeehan7732 It's wonderful that you possess such a rich imagination centred on Pope Francis. Presumably the Church was broken until 2013 when he arrived and rebuilt Her..

[@patriciafeehan7732]

@@Jimboken1 No need to be rude, but this Pope inherited a mess and his efforts to put things in order are not being met taken kindly. Peace be with you,

[@Jimboken1]

@@patriciafeehan7732 I clearly wasn't rude. I note your assertions deny impicitly that criticisms of Pope Francis exist. Why isn't your opinion without evidence a mere blatant assertion? The Church is in a poorer position now than the end of Benedict's papacy. Salutations.

[@crazyedswonderfulworldofso9370]

John, just so you know, it'll be the Yankees in six!

[@trust.no_1]

Protest to include DEI in the Vatican 😅

[@michaelhaywood8262]

I hope DEI does not come into the Catholic Church. It has, unfortunately made made some inroads, but I sincerly hope that the Church will reject it completely.

[@jsam1997]

Catholicism is work salvation, please turn to Christ in faith as the Bible clearly says we are saved by grace which translates to CHARIS meaning "unmeritted favor/free gift." quite literally. There is a Reason why Paul says in Romans "for the wages of sin is death, but the FREE gift of God is eternal life through christ Jesus our lord." Again grace's literal translation in the Greek is "unmeritted favor/free gift." Salvation is completely free all you have to do is believe that what Jesus did for you 2000 years ago actually worked. He died as a substitute for sin on the cross for you and me because the penalty for sin is death, if the penalty has already been paid and "by grace you have saved through faith" then all you are doing is believing that his payment was for you, a.k.a excepting it and believing you have eternal life as a result of his finished work (and of course believing he rose from the dead as a dead savior can't save you.) The reason you cannot add a work to Christ's finished work is because as Paul makes clear in Romans 11:6 "And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work." You aren't under grace if you add something to the gospel because grace must be unmeritted for it to be attributed to you. Again, you are just trusting in what Christ already did for you, that's why in ephesians Paul says "after you believed, you were sealed with that holy spirit of promise, which is the GUARANTEE of our inherentance until the redemption of the purchased possession." Paul can't use the word guarantee here if salvation is partially based off of something you do, as obviously YOU can fail in your efforts meaning there is obviously no guarantee. But if it is entirely based off of what Christ did, then there is a guarantee.

[@femaleKCRoyalsFan]

Turn your Bible to Matthew 16 verse 27 and you will see that Jesus says you will be judged by your works

[@jsam1997]

@femaleKCRoyalsFan Ephesians 2:8-9 "for by grace you have been saved through faith, and not of yourselves it is a GIFT of God. Not of works lest anyman should boast." Salvation is by grace through faith alone, you cannot add anything or you are not under grace. The Greek translation for the word grace is CHARIS meaning "unMERITTED favor." Simply believe the gospel to be saved and be saved permanently. "After you BELIEVED, you were sealed with the holy spirit of promise who is the GUARANTEE of our inherentance until the redemption of the purchased possession." Romans 11:7 "And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work."

[@femaleKCRoyalsFan]

@@jsam1997 as I said, Jesus himself said you will be judged by what you have done during your life.

[@commscompany1502]

@@jsam1997 People be coming to judge Catholics using the New Testament books the Catholic Church put together by the hand of the Holy Spirit for reading at the Mass. Smh. Friend, Faith without works is dead. James 2: 14-17

[@mariannem8419]

Why don’t you realize how insulting it is to women for you to say that the issues concerning women are not as important as other issues for the synod to deal with? If women were running things in more areas of public life and in the church hierarchy, maybe there would be less strife.

[@femaleKCRoyalsFan]

That’s definitely not right. Women do *not* need to be running anything in public life or the church hierarchy.

[@mariannem8419]

⁠@@femaleKCRoyalsFanYou don’t get to decide for all women.

[@ConanTheLibrarian-n5q]

1) John, you look great in sweater 2) To the Catholic Church in the developing world; 'Remember the Golden Rule -- They who have the gold make the rules." So, Catholics in the developing world don't like the priorities from Catholics in the developed world, maybe those of us in the West will pass on donating to the foreign missions or to the orders that serve the missions. I might direct my contributions to Catholic organizations that serve women and LGBTQA+ issues. 3) John, please do not use the term "Roman Catholic" when you are talking about the Catholic Church in general. As an Eastern-Rite Catholic, I cringe when I am called "Roman Catholic."

[@MegaMetal96]

You’re being really gay

[@DianeCooperTW]

No one will miss you

[@glennlanham6309]

you're no Eastern Catholic if you donate to "LBGTQA+&(&_+_)UY( issues

[@IC-XC_NIKA]

Yeah, all Catholics are Roman Catholics no matter what particular ritual church they belong to because they accept and submit to the Universal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome.

[@Jimboken1]

@@IC-XC_NIKA No there are 24-ish Catholic Churches mostly eastern and quite unlike the Roman Church. They have their own traditions and liturgy but they are in communion with the Bishop of Rome. Most Catholics are Roman or Latin-rite Catholics however.

[@johnmcgrath6192]

Is the concept of Christendom an intrisically idolatrous concept. Namely, that Christ is incarnated in a specific type of government or historic age or region of the worlld? I think so. Chridst ois not so narrowly incarnnated.

[@Jimboken1]

It's the other way around. A government which follows Christian principles. There's a reason Peter moved to Rome.