A bishop takes aim at the growing “celebrity pope” culture following Pope Leo’s private audience with Patti Smith. Raymond Arroyo, Fr. Gerald Murray, and Robert Royal examine whether high-profile meetings and constant media exposure risk diminishing the authority of the papacy.

Plus, a German bishop defies the Vatican over lay preaching, a Pittsburgh diocese moves to end access to the Traditional Latin Mass, and new Vatican appointments reignite questions about women’s ordination and the future of religious life. The Posse also looks at synodality—and one bishop’s warning that Church teaching isn’t up for a vote.

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0:00 – Introduction
0:47 – The “Celebrity Pope” Problem
11:16 – Pope Leo Ends Press Gaggles
15:23 – White Sox “Pope Hats”
17:26 – Pope Leo’s Vatican Appointments
20:52 – Pope Leo Addresses Religious Sisters
27:30 – German Bishop Defies Vatican
33:35 – Latin Mass Ends in Pittsburgh
37:20 – Setting Limits on Synodality

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