{"podcast":{"title":"Godsplaining","slug":"godsplaining-508982","podcast_index_feed_id":508982,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/godsplaining/feed.xml","website_url":"https://godsplaining.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/15097508/Godsplaining_Logo_20268ve8v.png","author":"Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph","episode_count":631,"summary":"Welcome to Godsplaining: a podcast featuring contemplative preachers and their contemporary age. Considering topics philosophical, theological, cultural, and beyond, Godsplaining presents ideas from the Church’s tradition and brings them to bear on our lives’ most urgent questions. Each week, join the Dominican friars as they muse on all things Catholic.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/godsplaining-508982"},"episode":{"title":"Responding to Clerical Abuse","slug":"responding-to-clerical-abuse","published_at":"2026-05-07T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/godsplaining-508982/responding-to-clerical-abuse","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/godsplaining-508982","url":"https://godsplaining.podbean.com/e/responding-to-clerical-abuse/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5x37ruvwqk7thrvz/353_-_Responding_to_Clerical_Abusebgv6f.mp3","summary":"This episode of Godsplaining takes on one of the most difficult and important issues facing the Church today: the clerical sexual abuse crisis. Fr. Gregory and Fr. Patrick begin by grounding the conversation in a theology of the priesthood. Priests are not merely “like everyone else”—they are entrusted with a unique gift and responsibility. Because of this, the faithful rightly expect more from them. When priests fail, the wound is deeper precisely because the gift is greater. The friars emphasize that abuse is not something to excuse or minimize. It represents a profound betrayal of trust, of vocation, and of Christ’s mission. The pain and outrage people feel are not misplaced; they reflect a real recognition of the dignity of the priesthood and the gravity of its violation. This episode is a sober reflection on how the Church can confront sin without losing sight of grace. Join us at the 2026 All Comers' Retreat in June: https://godsplaining.org/all-comers-retreat-june-2026/ For the St. Dominic Rosary and more from the Catholic Woodworker: https://catholicwoodworker.com/products/st-dominic-rosary?utm_source=godsplaining&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=stdominic Send your questions for the friars to: godsplaining@opeast.org Subscribe to our channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Godsplaining Support the Podcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/godsplaining Shop our merch store: https://godsplaining.org/store/ Shop Books Written by the Friars Witness: https://www.avemariapress.com/products/witness-1?srsltid=AfmBOoo3b2MbHxat33i-cwrd1AcSW_hPBfcHcm4-8XxJoCDn4OUgTBe_ Training the Tongue: https://stpaulcenter.com/store/training-the-tongue-and-growing-beyond-sins-of-speech Your Eucharistic Identity: https://ignatius.com/your-eucharistic-identity-yeip/ St. Dominic's Way…","meta_description":"This episode of Godsplaining takes on one of the most difficult and important issues facing the Church today: the clerical sexual abuse crisis. Fr. Gregor…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1935,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/godsplaining-508982/episodes/responding-to-clerical-abuse/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/godsplaining-508982/responding-to-clerical-abuse.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}