“I Put GOD ON TRIAL For Crimes Against Humanity” | Fr. Seán ÓLaoire #520

“I Put GOD ON TRIAL For Crimes Against Humanity” | Fr. Seán ÓLaoire #520

February 4, 2026 · 2h 6m

About this episode

Fr. Seán ÓLaoire discusses his views on God, evil, and spirituality in a thought-provoking conversation.

Given the evil still in this world, this emotionally charged episode is with one of the most powerful warriors in the fight for the soul of humanity—Fr. Seán ÓLaoire, who was kicked out of the Catholic Church, because the God he KNOWS is not the God of the scripture. In his book "Setting God Free," he put the God of the Bible on trial for crimes against humanity. The verdict? The wrathful, jealous deity worshipped by fundamentalists is merely a projection of the human shadow onto the divine. And when we set God free from our projections, God sets us free from our illusions. With 80 years of accumulated wisdom this Irish priest, psychologist, and mystic has spent decades exploring the boundaries between religion and direct spiritual experience. He's recorded his dreams since 1979, contracted malaria in Kenya which helped expand new para-psychological faculties of understanding. One of his core teachings is that evil is not just a violation of human law, but "a cosmic conspiracy using human intermediaries to separate souls from Source.” In this conversation, we explore the four expressions of compassion (including when confrontation becomes the most loving response)…

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