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Peter Robinson Interviews Archbishop Chaput

Two of my favorite people get together to talk.

Peter Robinson, who has led a marvelous series of interviews at Uncommon Knowledge, today starts a five-part series of interviews with Archbishop Charles Chaput.

Peter Robinson is an excellent interviewer: good sharp questions without condescension but always with respect. No shouting down. Not obnoxious or overbearing. Courteous. Civil.

Archbishop Chaput is a heroic shepherd, leading the way for others in the Catholic hierarchy who should be equally forthright in pointing out scandal* and calling the wayward home.

As Archbishop Chaput himself emphasizes during the interview, he addressed his remarks concerning Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to members of his Archdiocese in order to correct and instruct after Ms. Pelosi asserted incorrect statements about the history of the Catholic Church’s position on abortion.

(An added benefit of this video interview is learning how to pronounce Archbishop Chaput’s name: sha-poo, like shampoo with the em!)

* “Scandal” in the Catholic religious sense of behavior leading others astray. From §2284 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church: Second Edition:

Scandal is an attitude or behavior which leads another to do evil. The person who gives scandal becomes his neighbor’s tempter. He damages virtue and integrity; he may even draw his brother into spiritual death. Scandal is a grave offense if by deed or omission another is deliberately led into a grave offense.

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This entry was posted on Monday, September 22nd, 2008 at 9:02 am +0000 GMT and is filed under Books, Catholicism, Politics, Public Square, Religion. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

One Response to “Peter Robinson Interviews Archbishop Chaput”

  1. Adam D'Luzansky says:
    September 23, 2008 at 8:23 am +0000 GMT

    Dear C.E.H.,

    I’m glad you’ve enjoyed Uncommon Knowledge. Thanks for blogging about it. I work with the show to help get the word out online both by contacting bloggers and by blogging about the show. You can find the show’s blog over at http://uncknowledge.blogspot.com

    If you ever have any thoughts about a particular episode, we’d love to post them (or cross post them if they’re already on your blog) on The Uncommon Knowledge Blog. You’d be named as a guest blogger and we’d link back to your blog.

    Email me with any posts, either now or in the future, at adam {dot} uncknowledge {at} gmail {dot} com.

    Thanks and have a great day!

    Cheers,

    Adam

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