{"podcast":{"title":"Lend Hoping Nothing Podcast","slug":"lend-hoping-nothing-podcast-6322350","podcast_index_feed_id":6322350,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1059332.rss","website_url":"https://lendhopingnothing.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1059332/3a5e07dbf7d43d55615c3e2ab2931414.jpg","author":"Michael Humpherys","episode_count":34,"summary":"Catholic Doctrine of Usury","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T10:18:47.423910+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lend-hoping-nothing-podcast-6322350"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 11 - Imam, Barnes & the Christian Tradition","slug":"episode-11-imam-barnes-the-christian-tradition","published_at":"2023-12-07T18:03:34+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lend-hoping-nothing-podcast-6322350/episode-11-imam-barnes-the-christian-tradition","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lend-hoping-nothing-podcast-6322350","url":"https://lendhopingnothing.substack.com/p/episode-11-imam-barnes-and-the-christian","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/139588162/aeaa567f64e444f43a74218d58e5b7dd.mp3","summary":"Performing Intrinsic Evils * Meaning of Catholic Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/live/q8VDT1jbKRA?si=Lw_ZiD9GJC-qWSD8&t=3079 * “Just because something is intrinsically evil does not necessarily mean you can never do it.” New Polity Shareholding Essay - https://newpolity.com/blog/should-christians-invest-in-the-stockmarket Declaration that money is evil or has the appearance of evil * Jacob Imam’s Dissertation - https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:c1dbc396-a8de-49ec-9f0c-3bfd8e89f4c8/files/d1c18dg33r * Note: In the video I said “royal courts” when the canon discusses courts of law. This does diminish the overall point that the Council is not declaring money evil or having the appearance of evil, but with respect to the behavior of the Franciscans especially in light of their vows. Almost nothing is said about the nature of money in conciliar statements. The most notable exception to this claim comes from the Council of Vienne in 1312. Determining a very special case of the Spiritual Franciscans, canon 38, stated that monks ought never have money on their persons, declaring money to be “evil” (malum) or having “the appearance of evil,” (quod speciem habet mali). Toward a Catholic Theolog of Money, 10 * Council of Vienne - https://www.papalencyclicals.net/councils/ecum15.htm Further, not only what is known to be evil, but also everything which has the appearance of evil , should be specially avoided by perfect men. Now, to be present in court and urge their case, when the law is concerned with matters of advantage to them, leads people to believe from external appearances that the friars present are seeking something as their own. In no way, therefore, ought the friars who profess this rule and vow, to meddle in legal processes in such courts. By abstention they will…","meta_description":"Performing Intrinsic Evils * Meaning of Catholic Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/live/q8VDT1jbKRA?si=Lw_ZiD9GJC-qWSD8&t=3079 * “Just because somethi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2007,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/lend-hoping-nothing-podcast-6322350/episodes/episode-11-imam-barnes-the-christian-tradition/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lend-hoping-nothing-podcast-6322350/episode-11-imam-barnes-the-christian-tradition.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}