Robbery of Chicago TV Crew and Increase in Crime

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Part I (00:13 - 17:12)
No, Pope Francis, Doctrinal Faithfulness is Not Reactionary Rigidity: Pope Francis Encourages Doctrinal Leftism That Has Conservative Catholics Grinding Their Teeth

• ‘The Water Has Been Agitated’ by La Civiltà Cattolica (Antonio Spadaro, SJ)
• Pope says some ‘backward’ conservatives in US Catholic Church have replaced faith with ideology by Associated Press
• Ailing Pope Francis Hurries to Bolster His Progressive Legacy by Wall Street Journal (Francis X. Rocca)

Part II (17:12 - 20:38)
The Kremlin Loves That Pope Francis Admires Russian Autocratic Leaders: The Pope Creates an Awkward Controversy

• Pope Francis Praises Historical Russian Imperialism Amid War in Ukraine by Wall Street Journal (Francis X. Rocca)
• Vatican Walks Back Pope Francis’ Praise for Russian Empire by Wall Street Journal (Francis X. Rocca)

Part III (20:38 - 24:10)
How’s This For Irony? Chicago Crew Robbed at Gunpoint While Filming a Documentary On the Increase of Armed Robberies

• TV news crew robbed at gunpoint while reporting on armed robberies by Washington Post (Timothy Bella)

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