Not-so transitory inflation and crisis time for global Catholicism

This week, Samuel Gregg, Stephen Barrows, and Michael Matheson Miller discuss two topics. The first is the ongoing rise of inflation in the United States. Whatever happened to “transitory inflation”? Who benefits and who doesn’t from inflation? What needs to be done to bring inflation under control? Then this week’s all-Catholic team weighs in on a broader topic: the state of the Catholic Church around the world today. Much of the Church seems to be in disarray, whether it’s the resignations of bishops, the state of the Church in Germany, the Synod on Synodality, disputes about Holy Communion and liturgy, or the Vatican’s deal with the Communist regime in Beijing. We discuss some of the underlying causes, but also where we can find signs of hope.   Subscribe to our podcasts   How do you feel about inflation? The answer will help determine its longevity | Wall St Journal   El-Erian says ‘transitory’ was the ‘worst inflation call in the history’ of the Fed | CNBC   Inflation: Prices on the Rise | IMF   Inflation surged 6.8% in November, even more than expected, to fastest rate since 1982 | CNBC   Ratzinger’s Cross | Public Discourse   The Vatican Would Profit from the Views of This Jesuit | Alejandro Chafuen, Forbes   After Two Decades, Abuse Crisis Has Humbled the Catholic Church | The Wall Street Journal   China’s Catholic Leviathan: Jesuits and the Sino-Vatican Agreement | Catholic World Report Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.