Podcast Summary: WarRoom Battleground Ep 875
Episode Title: Catholic Bishop Marries, Non-Catholics Receive Eucharist, INVADERS Fake Baptism, Anglicans In Schism
Air Date: October 22, 2025
Host & Panel: Stephen K. Bannon (briefly), Harnwell (main host), Frank Walker, Liz Your, Jenny Holland
Overview
This episode zeroes in on a perceived crisis of authority and doctrine within the Catholic Church and the broader Christian world. The hosts and guests dissect recent headline scandals: a bishop marrying outside canonical law, non-Catholics receiving Communion at the Vatican, questionable asylum-motivated baptisms in England, and a looming schism in the Anglican Communion. Underpinning the show is a tone of distress over the abandonment of tradition and the rise of moral relativism within church leadership, plus a call for lay Catholics and Christians to resist these trends.
Section 1: The Peru Bishop Scandal and Church Authority
(00:55 – 17:17)
Key Points
- Background: The show opens with Harnwell clarifying the show’s purpose: to hold the Catholic hierarchy accountable, not out of hatred but out of love for the faith and lay Catholics (00:55).
- The Peru Bishop Case: Frank Walker details how Bishop Reinhold Nann, formerly serving in Peru, resigned at 63 (well before the usual retirement age) claiming health issues, only to later admit his true motive: leaving for love and contracting a civil marriage without canonical laicization (05:01–07:41).
- Critical Reactions:
- Frank Walker: Sees the bishop as immature, accusing him of bypassing essential ecclesial processes and treating celibacy with contempt (07:41–09:22).
- Liz Your: Suggests this case may be a “test run” by radical German bishops to force the issue of married priests. She asserts that bypassing canonical channels suggests an agenda to push the Church toward “progressive” reforms (10:12–11:56).
- Implications for the Church:
- The scandal is framed as an affront to Church tradition, highlighting hypocrisy: the hierarchy enforces strict obedience on laity but grants itself impunity (00:55–07:41).
- The panel sees this as an opportunity to judge how the new Pope Leo will handle breaches of Church law.
Notable Quotes
- Harnwell: “We try to underline how much the Catholic hierarchy hates you, the faithful Catholic sitting in the pew Sunday after Sunday, so that you might use that anger to power forward and affect some kind of change.” (03:18)
- Frank Walker: “He’s sort of like a child... he has everything he wants.” (07:41)
- Liz Your: “Leave it up to a German bishop, a German Lothario... I think this is a test case.” (10:12)
- Jenny Holland: “How can the church establishment possibly be any kind of moral leader when it doesn’t follow its own rules?” (15:22)
Timestamped Moments
- 03:18: Harnwell on motive and accountability
- 05:01: Frank Walker exposes details of bishop’s resignation
- 09:22: On canonical criminality and the challenge to Pope Leo
- 15:22: Jenny Holland’s outside perspective on the Church's credibility
Section 2: Non-Catholics Receiving the Eucharist at the Vatican
(18:27 – 25:00)
Key Points
- Incident: The Armenian Prime Minister, a member of the Armenian Apostolic Church (not in communion with Rome), publicly received Communion at a major Vatican canonization (20:23).
- Canon Law Breach: Liz Your reviews Canon Law prohibiting non-Catholics from receiving Catholic sacraments, labeling the act a public scandal and a violation of sacred tradition.
- Dilution of Belief: This incident, compared with similar ones (e.g., Nancy Pelosi’s Communion receptions), is cast as blurring the lines of Catholic identity for political ends.
Notable Quotes
- Liz Your: “By giving communion to non-Catholics, they not only violate canon law but also bring a scandal, a public scandal in, and treat the Eucharist as some kind of political tool.” (21:33)
- Harnwell: “When the Catholic Church says you have to be a Catholic in a state of grace... it’s to prevent sacrilege, but it’s also for the recipient’s own good.” (25:00)
Timestamped Moments
- 20:23: Liz Your recounts Armenian PM’s public communion
- 21:33: On political use and scandal
- 24:46: J.R.R. Tolkien anecdote underscores traditionalism
Section 3: Fake Baptisms, Asylum Scams & Protestant Collusion
(31:16 – 44:27)
Key Points
- The Story: Christadelphian and other Protestant groups travel to UK asylum hotels, offering quick baptisms (often in bathtubs) to migrants, enabling them to claim religious asylum and avoid deportation (33:13).
- Controversy: Many conversions are dubious; courts sometimes reject, sometimes accept these claims. The panel notes a notorious case where a “converted” asylum-seeker committed shocking crimes after being allowed to stay (36:22).
- Responsibility: Harnwell floats the idea that civil servants authorizing asylum should be held criminally responsible for subsequent crimes (36:22).
- Religious Dilution: Jenny Holland and Liz Your argue that church complicity in these cases erodes public trust and aids the abuse of both law and sacrament.
- Concerns about Taqiyyah: Liz Your warns that Islamic law (Taqiyyah) allows for deception of non-Muslims in service of Islam, providing context for skepticism about genuine conversions (41:33).
Notable Quotes
- Jenny Holland: “The article certainly does not lead in [the direction of genuine faith]... they’re just dunking them in the bathtubs in their hotel rooms.” (33:13)
- Harnwell: “Those officials that sign off on those [asylum grants] need to be held criminally responsible for any crimes.” (36:22)
- Liz Your: “A tenant of Islam is Taqiyyah, which is to lie and to deceive to the infidel. It is a requirement...” (41:33)
Timestamped Moments
- 33:13: Jenny Holland outlines the “baptism for asylum” scheme
- 36:22: Harnwell on consequences for civil servants
- 41:33: Liz Your on Taqiyyah and system abuse
Section 4: Anglican Schism & Broader Christian Fractures
(44:27 – 49:11)
Key Points
- Anglican Schism: Harnwell reports the Global Anglican Future (GAFCON, half the communion) is leaving the Anglican Communion over the appointment of a pro-LGBT woman as the Archbishop of Canterbury (44:27–49:11).
- Wider Implications: The panel suggests cross-denominational alliances between traditionalists might emerge on key moral issues, even amid theological divides.
- Church of England Irony: The Pope granting King Charles III a ceremonial seat in a Roman basilica coincides with the Anglican Communion’s split—a symbolic moment of chaos and contradiction.
Notable Quotes
- Harnwell: “This is going to be very big... there might be common calls to be made on the pro-life, pro-family front.” (48:07)
Timestamped Moments
- 44:27: GAFCON announcement and Anglican schism explained
- 48:07: Harnwell on possible traditionalist alliances
Section 5: Synodal Church, Trojan Horse Book & Call to Action
(49:11 – 51:45)
Key Points
- The “Synodal Church” Warning: Liz Your previews “The Trojan Horse in the Catholic Church,” a book by “Father Enoch” with a foreword by Cardinal Gerhard Müller, framing the synodal movement as a front for progressive change, especially LGBT inclusion.
- Lay Engagement: The panel closes with contact details and encouragement for lay Catholics and concerned Christians to educate and organize themselves.
Notable Quotes
- Liz Your: “The Trojan horse which hides the real agenda of the Synodal Church is it is the acceptance and inclusion of the LGBT agenda into... the church... this is Müller who is sounding the alarm.” (49:41)
Timestamped Moments
- 49:41: Liz Your’s book recommendation and warning
Memorable Quotes Recap
- Frank Walker (on the bishop):
“He's sort of like a child... because he lives in this... environment where he has everything he wants. ...You can't figure out if he's being incompetent or if he's being just nefarious about the whole thing.” (07:41) - Jenny Holland (on church credibility):
“It’s very disheartening and shocking ... that these most fundamental rules ... are just so flagrantly disregarded. How can the church possibly be any kind of moral leader when it doesn't follow its own rules?” (15:22) - Liz Your (on Communion scandals):
“By giving communion to non-Catholics... they bring a scandal, a public scandal and treat the Eucharist as some kind of political tool.” (21:33) - Harnwell (on asylum system abuse):
“The officials that sign off on those [asylum grants] need to be held criminally responsible for any crimes that the people they've given permission to stay... go on to perform.” (36:22)
Flow & Tone
The overall tone is passionate, urgent, and at times combative. The show adopts a “watchman on the wall” stance: exposing perceived corruption, calling out inconsistency and hypocrisy in church leadership, and demanding fidelity to traditional dogma and morality. Humor and sarcasm are used—especially regarding ecclesiastical language and the absurdities of recent events—but always in the service of their larger point about alleged institutional decline.
For Listeners Who Missed the Episode
- This episode delivers a critical, detailed run-through of recent Catholic and Christian world scandals, focusing on failures of leadership, the undermining of tradition, and abuse of religious rites for personal or political gain.
- It’s structured as a rallying call for like-minded conservatives to resist, organize, and insist on accountability and tradition—within their own churches and society at large.
Panel’s Closing Contacts:
- Liz Your: Twitter, Getter, Substack (Elizabeth Your Children)
- Jenny Holland: Substack (jennyholland.substack.com)
- Frank Walker: canon212.com, Twitter (@Canon220), Rumble, Aguardia TV