Has American Catholicism undergone a quiet political revolution? Rick Santorum traces the decades-long realignment that has moved the Church's public voice from the Democratic social gospel tradition to the conservative movement — and reflects on why Catholic Democrats, unlike their predecessors, no longer feel bound to the institution at all. He also addresses the resurgence of anti-Semitic rhetoric in some Catholic corners, identifying it as a symptom of what he calls a modern Gnosticism: the conspiratorial conviction that hidden forces govern events.

Chapters:
00:00 — How American Catholicism has changed since office
01:40 — Catholic Democrats and the departure from the Church
03:43 — Catholics in the White House
04:00 — The collapse of mainline Protestantism
05:38 — Anti-Semitism allegations and Catholic responsibility
07:02 — Conspiracy culture as modern Gnosticism

Watch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYpZCFS9SHg

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Host: Mary Margaret Olohan
Guest: Senator Rick Santorum
Film Crew: Cavern Collective
Production Team: Arcadia Digital

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