Catholics react to the Pontiff's comments; Clinton & Sanders surrogates debate what makes a "qualified" candidate; then it's FilmWeek with Wade Major & Amy Nicholson
Pope’s document, 'The Joy of Love,' draws in some, alienates others
Pope Francis issued a church document today that tells Catholics to look to their conscience on matters of love, marriage and family.
While the document entitled, “The Joy of Love,” didn’t change church doctrine, it does urge pastoral leaders not to judge Catholics who have divorced and civilly re-married. Church doctrine asks couples to annul their first marriage, as divorce and re-marriage is seen as adultery.
While many see this as a progressive move, members of the LGBT community were disappointed that same-sex marriage was not given more attention in the document.
Guests:
Father Thomas Reese, senior analyst at the National Catholic Reporter, and author of “Inside the Vatican: The politics and organization of the Catholic Church”
Christopher Kaczor, a professor of philosophy at Loyola Marymount University, in Los Angeles, and a corresponding member of the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy for Life
Clinton, Sanders surrogates respond to claims that the candidates are ‘unqualified’
Things are heating up on the Democratic campaign trail as Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have put aside niceties and are exchanging punches over who is and is not qualified to be President of the United States.
It seemingly began during an interview with Secretary Clinton on MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe,’ during which she was asked if she thought Bernie Sanders was qualified to be president. She didn’t directly say she felt he was or wasn’t, but gave a hedging answer suggesting he hadn’t done his homework on some of his major campaign issues.
Senator Sanders responded by directly addressing the criticism and pointing out Hillary’s support of the Iraq War and Panama Free Trade Agreement, among other things, as reasons why she’s the unqualified one.
The bitterness comes after months of relatively polite exchanges between the two candidates, both of whom seemed more focused on beating Republicans than beating on each other. How do you think this tension will impact the race? What do you think about Senator Sanders and Secretary Clinton’s respective qualifications for the presidency?
Guests:
Nomiki Konst, Sanders campaign surrogate, political analyst, and founder/executive director of The Accountability Project; she tweets from
Amanda Renteria, National Political Director for the Hillary Clinton campaign; she tweets from @
CSU admin, faculty agree to 10.5 percent raise over 3 years
FilmWeek: ‘Demolition,’ ‘The Boss,’ ‘Hardcore Henry’ and more
Larry Mantle and KPCC film critics Wade Major and Amy Nicholson review this week’s new movie releases including Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts in “Demolition,” a new Melissa McCarthy comedy called “The Boss,” a sci-fi popcorn flick called “Hardcore Henry” and more.
TGI-FilmWeek!
Wade's Hits
Amy's Hits
This Week's Misses
- "The Boss"
- "Hardcore Henry"
- "Sweet Bean"
Guests:
Wade Major, film critic for KPCC and host for IGN’s DigiGods.com
Amy Nicholson, Film Critic for KPCC and Chief Film Critic, MTV News; she tweets from