Cardinal Joseph Zen, 94, wrote to the Church on the feast of St. Charles Borromeo and asked Pope Leo XIV to put a stop to the Synod on Synodality. Then Jason Jones joins us on Israel's election: Eisenkot has the mandate, Netanyahu is fighting to stay, and the Iran war is still not over.

"Let us put a stop to this so-called Synod on Synodality!" (Cardinal Joseph Zen, While Remembering St. Charles Borromeo)

At 4:14 we walk through Cardinal Zen's reflection point by point: St. Charles Borromeo and the Council of Trent, why he says Vatican II has not borne fruit, his charge that the Synod of Bishops was replaced by a "democratic consultation," the Synod Study Group 9 report on same-sex relationships, and his requests to the Holy Father, which end with a call to pray for the Pope.

At 4:30 Jason Jones of the Vulnerable People Project on the Israeli election. Netanyahu's bloc won 53 seats, short of the 61 needed. President Herzog has tasked Gadi Eisenkot with forming a government. Can Netanyahu find a way to stay in power? Will the Iran war end? And is there any real swing toward peace?

Also today: the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, the Holy Father's own cathedral, and the Gospel of Christ cleansing the Temple.

SCRIPTURE:

• John 2:13-22, the cleansing of the Temple
• 1 Corinthians 3:16-17, you are the temple of God
• Romans 1:18-32, cited by Cardinal Zen
• Matthew 5:9, blessed are the peacemakers

REFERENCED:

• Cardinal Zen, While Remembering St. Charles Borromeo: https://oldyosef.hkcatholic.com/?p=2305
• Jason Jones on X: https://x.com/JasonJonesVPP/status/2118134685297754174

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