One thing I appreciate about this podcast is that it generally has a positive tone, but in this particular episode there were a few things said by Matthew Harris that were not really accurate, and some others that deserved a "and where did you get that conclusion" question that left me a bit disappointed. There are times when Harris made his interpretation sound more like "facts." But perhaps I am wrong on some of them, and I just need to read the book more carefully (which I am in the process of). Or perhaps it was that I continued to note (not did not entirely appreciate) the tone of assuming a Church leadership that is way more "politically driven" than religiously. By that I mean that all the big decisions are "office politics" and "backroom deals" and such--or that leaders are in prideful corporate competition. The leadership is not perfect, and certainly their biases and humanity clearly influence them, but this one almost felt like the goal was to "debunk" anything spiritual happening in the highest councils of the Church. And some inaccuracies in details, and the speculative conclusions did not make me want to quote Harris about this whole story. Aubrey and Tim are some of my favorite podcast hosts, and on this one I think they could still maintain their warm, curious, and authentic approach and still push back just a little on the conclusions -- not taking it all and responding to it all as "fact."
One thing I appreciate about this podcast is that it generally has a positive tone, but in this particular episode there were a few things said by Matthew Harris that were not really accurate, and some others that deserved a "and where did you get that conclusion" question that left me a bit disappointed. There are times when Harris made his interpretation sound more like "facts." But perhaps I am wrong on some of them, and I just need to read the book more carefully (which I am in the process of). Or perhaps it was that I continued to note (not did not entirely appreciate) the tone of assuming a Church leadership that is way more "politically driven" than religiously. By that I mean that all the big decisions are "office politics" and "backroom deals" and such--or that leaders are in prideful corporate competition. The leadership is not perfect, and certainly their biases and humanity clearly influence them, but this one almost felt like the goal was to "debunk" anything spiritual happening in the highest councils of the Church. And some inaccuracies in details, and the speculative conclusions did not make me want to quote Harris about this whole story. Aubrey and Tim are some of my favorite podcast hosts, and on this one I think they could still maintain their warm, curious, and authentic approach and still push back just a little on the conclusions -- not taking it all and responding to it all as "fact."