The Archbishop of San Francisco says the Catholic Church is
under attack,
he tells Fox. Quote, we have to realize that we're
being explicitly attacked.
When I was young, that didn't happen.
Our properties are being attacked.
Our sacred symbols are being desecrated.
We're being explicitly insulted, and that's been championed by the
culture.
So this is the new reality that we're still trying
to adjust.
To End Quote, resident theologian Jonathan Morris joins me now.
What should the response be?
Turn the other cheek, I said.
I couldn't agree more with the Archbishop,
Archbishop Corleone. He has been a stalwart defender of the
faith.
Even under great attack, San Francisco is not known to
be very
right, very helpful to conservative causes,
including religion. What he's saying,
it's interesting. He says we need to educate and it's
not easy right now,
but we need to educate our people of what it
means to stand up for the faith.
The good news, I would say,
is just as culture has changed so radically and we've
seen a drop off of church attendance by
20% in just under 20 years,
that is a massive cultural shift.
But just just because just as we've seen a change
going downward,
I believe it can change on the upswing.
Social media has the power of transmitting new values,
new ideas, destroying old values.
We can also use it and other things to have
the pendulum swing.
I believe that there will be a a rebirth in
spirituality and religion in the not too distant,
but what's happened? I mean,
look at this. Wall Street Journal says
middle-aged Americans aren't going back to church.
The pandemic broke the trend of going regularly and they
say they are too busy.
Well, that's interesting.
I I do believe that the pandemic broke the habit
of regular church going,
but it's not coming back.
Why not? It was interesting especially in the Catholic Church
where you say
you have an obligation to attend church and then all
of a sudden for a year and a half it's
like,
well, it's dangerous. No longer obligatory shut the doors.
That happened too quickly I think,
and for too long. And people said,
hey, if we can take a year and a half
off,
why not take this week off as well?
I know I have to
make decisions like that as a family person with with
children and it's not easy to go to church on
a Sunday.
True. But so when you have an excuse or you
change your habit,
it's just like when you go to the gym and
you stop going for a few months,
oh, it's harder to get back than if you're going
every single day or come back a week.
You think, folks, I do.
I do. Maybe in a different form.
But I think culture can shift.
And people and the deepest core of who we are.
We're seeking meaning and purpose.
We're seeking an answer to life's existential questions that will
not change with culture.
I believe that congratulations are in order.
Your wife just gave birth to another baby,
A boy. First of all,
congratulations to my wife who did all of the hard
work on this.
Caitlyn, if you're watching, congratulations.
I think she is. Oh,
hey, you have a picture?
Of course. How did you tell him?
Television. We get pictures. Yes.
There's. This is my my first born son,
Andrew. So it's Andrew Graham.
And this is Timothy William.
Timothy William. Now hold on a safe.
I know there's a story about Timothy Williams birth.
Tell us. Oh,
we almost got 30 seconds.
My wife almost gave birth
on the highway with me driving.
There was a massive pile up on the West side
highway.
We were had to go about
150 blocks, thank God to the
NYPD. We got off the highway.
I pulled up to him and said,
Sir, my wife is going into labor.
You got to help us.
They were amazing. They went flying up opposite traffic,
got us there, parked my car for me.
We went through the emergency room
and this little guy was born very shortly after.
What a great story. And what the NYPD
you just you broke out of the traffic
straight over to the cop car.
There was, I believe it was providential.
There was a police car coming right up close to
us.
We pulled right up, rolled down the window.
Sir, my wife is in labor.
She's about to give. Have a baby.
Come follow us. Boom. Really.
Yeah. Just like that. They just like that.
God knew you. And the.
The lights were flashing. They went the wrong way down.
The one way St. 100 blocks up Broadway.
Whoa. Against traffic. Whoa. And of course,
some people tried to jump in between us.
Welcome to New York City.
That's the other part of the story.
But we had some sharp words with them.
Well, we kept going. Congratulations,
Jonathan, to you and your wife,
Caitlin. And best of luck to Yemen.
Thank you. Thank you, Sir.