Jesus Isn’t Conservative or Liberal… And That Should Terrify You

About this episode

The episode discusses how Jesus transcends political ideologies and critiques the division within the Church regarding these beliefs.

Jesus is not a Republican. Jesus is not a Democrat. And if we try to force Him into either box, we misunderstand the Gospel entirely. In this episode, we break down the Transfiguration of Jesus (Matthew 17) and what it reveals about one of the biggest problems in the Church today: Catholics dividing Jesus into political ideologies. One year after the death of Pope Francis and one year into the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV, tensions among American Catholics are still high. From debates about im...

People in this episode

Hosts: Bobby Fredericksen, Katie Fredericksen

Topics covered

• political ideologies
• Catholic Church
• Transfiguration of Jesus
• Gospel misunderstanding
• American Catholics

Keywords

• Jesus
• Catholics
• politics
• Gospel
• Transfiguration
• Pope Francis
• Pope Leo XIV

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Matthew 17

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