{"id":11986,"date":"2026-05-03T03:46:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T22:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/the-catholic-response-to-trumps-attacks-on-the-church-with-dr-anthea-butler-and-rev-james-martin-sj\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T03:46:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T22:16:35","slug":"the-catholic-response-to-trumps-attacks-on-the-church-with-dr-anthea-butler-and-rev-james-martin-sj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/the-catholic-response-to-trumps-attacks-on-the-church-with-dr-anthea-butler-and-rev-james-martin-sj\/","title":{"rendered":"The Catholic Response to Trump&#8217;s Attacks on the Church with Dr. Anthea Butler and Rev. James Martin, SJ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><iframe title=\"Everlit Audio Player\" src=\"https:\/\/everlit.audio\/embeds\/artl_2QdBkiL9wGa?ui_title_intro=Listen+now%3A&amp;client=wp&amp;client_version=3.1.5\" width=\"100%\" height=\"136px\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CCELI4298567869\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Have you noticed how Pope Leo\u2019s calm, fearless stance is rattling those in power? He\u2019s not just speaking to Catholics; he\u2019s challenging the very idea that religion should be silent in times of crisis, whether the topic is war or the treatment of immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>This week, host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush welcomes two leading American Catholic voices: religion professor Dr. Anthea Butler and best-selling author Father Jim Martin, SJ. They\u2019ve got deep insights on the ways race, religion, and political priorities inform the furious responses from the White House and other powerful figures\u2014and efforts to deny the moral authority of the head of one of the world\u2019s largest religions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Anthea Butler<\/strong> is Geraldine R. Segal Professor of Social Thought and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She\u2019s the author of the book <em>White Evangelical Racism: The Politics of Morality in America.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rev. Jim Martin<\/strong> is editor-at-large at the Jesuit America Magazine, consultor to the Vatican, and author of many books, including his latest\u2014a memoir titled <em>Work in Progress: Confessions of a Busboy, Dishwasher, Caddy, Usher, Factory Worker, Bank Teller, Corporate Tool, and Priest.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n        <\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/religionnews.com\/2026\/05\/02\/the-catholic-response-to-trumps-attacks-on-the-church-with-dr-anthea-butler-and-rev-james-martin-sj\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff\ufeff Have you noticed how Pope Leo\u2019s calm, fearless stance is rattling those in power? He\u2019s not just speaking to Catholics; he\u2019s challenging the very idea that religion should be silent in times of crisis, whether the topic is war or the treatment of immigrants. This week, host Rev. Paul Brandeis Raushenbush welcomes two leading [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11986","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11986","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11986"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11986\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11986"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11986"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11986"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}