Viral Priest Says You Can’t Be Democrat & Catholic!

Summary

The Rob Carson Show — Episode Summary

Episode Title: Viral Priest Says You Can’t Be Democrat & Catholic!
Date: September 8, 2025
Host: Rob Carson
Guest: John Yep, CEO & President, Catholics for Catholics

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Overview

This episode of The Rob Carson Show delves into a viral controversy surrounding a Catholic priest’s claim that one cannot be both a Democrat and a Catholic, a sentiment with which host Rob Carson wholeheartedly agrees. The conversation spans Catholic Church controversies, American Christianity’s influence on politics, and features a detailed segment with John Yep from Catholics for Catholics discussing sainthood, miracles, and faith-driven political action. True to form, the episode is peppered with Carson’s biting humor, pop culture tangents, spirited listener calls, and sharp critiques of American progressive politics, particularly around issues of religion, culture wars, and governance.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Catholic Church Controversies and Democrat-Catholic Tensions

• Priest’s Viral Claim (00:50): Carson references a priest who has gone viral asserting that “you cannot be Democrat and Catholic right now,” stating, “I'm going to have to agree 100%.”
• Critique of the Catholic Church:
  • Disappointment in the Church’s treatment of President Biden—“the most pro-abortion president in the history of the world”—being allowed communion (00:50).
  • Accusations against Catholic Charities for “trafficking children across the southern border” and mishandling of abuse scandals.
  • Personal background: Carson discusses his Catholic upbringing—“First kid in the pew every Sunday morning at St. Pat's right next to my mom” (01:38).
• Call for Reform: Expresses frustration that the Catholic Church “better get their, get their bleep together and return to the principles” (01:09).

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2. American Patriotism, Personal Anecdotes, and Historical Celebrations

• Aiken Bible Commemoration: Carson announces his upcoming attendance at a historical ceremony in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, recognizing the Aitken Bible as the “Bible of the Revolution” (02:38).
• Personal Reflections: Carson reflects on his Midwestern roots, his journey in conservative media, and his sense of historical awe at being included in nationally significant events:

  “I can’t believe this kid from Iowa is going to do something like this.” (03:28)

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3. Culture War Parodies & “Karen” Phenomenon

• Humorous Interlude—Karen at the Baseball Game (05:33–11:10):
  • A viral moment where a woman (“Karen”) demands a home run baseball from a young boy at a Phillies game.
  • Audio reactions from the father and son: “I wasn’t very happy that we had to give it to her, but we can’t win. She was gonna get it anyways.” (09:01)
  • Parody song by Jim Gossett lampooning the incident, further establishing “Karen” as a symbol of left-leaning, entitled behavior (10:14).
• Listener Call: Sophia from Maryland shares a personal story about being called a “fascist” at a Republican booth (12:24).
  • Carson encourages her: “Wear it as a badge of honor. And, honestly, I have no patience for it.” (12:42)
  • Sophia: “I am…I am…I am. I’m in it to win it.” (14:52)

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4. Conservative Identity and Pushback Against Progressive Encroachment

• Conservative Outspokenness:
  • Carson decries conservative self-censorship in liberal areas:

    “Conservatives speak in hushed tones so they won’t be overheard. And I said, I’m not doing that crap.” (14:44)

  • Example: His car's “FJB Edition” badge (16:04), an anti-Biden reference.
• Confrontation with Gun Control Activists:
  • Presents an encounter between Rep. Andy Ogles and gun control advocates, with Ogles defending Second Amendment rights (17:25–18:34).
  • Carson’s commentary:

    “The school shootings were from transgender weirdos…It wasn’t a gun. Oh, no. It is a lie.” (18:13)

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5. Special Segment: Guest John Yep, “Catholics for Catholics” (20:49–29:16)

Canonization of New Saints

• Headline: Canonization of Carlo Acutis (“the Millennial Saint”) and Pier Giorgio Frassati.
• John Yep’s Explanation:

  “It is essentially the Catholic church…making a very thorough study of the life of an individual…[who] reflected heroic virtue…and there are literally scientific miracles attributed to praying to this person.” (23:16)

• Modern Relevance: Significance of young, relatable role models for Catholics—“Especially for young men in this generation…We need these kind of examples in our life.” (23:58)
• Miracle Account:
  • Carlo Acutis credited with the miraculous healing of a young boy who was unable to eat solid food (24:28).

Intersection of Faith and Politics

• Trump’s Emphasis on Prayer: Carson and Yep praise Donald Trump’s promotion of public prayer and religious liberty (26:24).
• Faith & Public Life:
  • Yep: “For a golden age to happen in America, there has got to be a golden age in our churches around the country because the two can’t be separated.” (27:54)
  • Carson: “There is a spiritual rebirth happening in our country and it's spreading around the world. I can feel it.” (28:23)
• Religious Freedom Admired Globally: Yep shares an anecdote from Cardinal Dolan—“Cardinals coming up…from around the world, specifically saying, hey, thank you so much for what’s going on in America. We really look to you specifically for your religious freedom…” (28:34)

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6. Broader Cultural and Political Commentary

• Media and Political Polarization:

  • Carson repeatedly frames Democrats as the “party of death” and the “dark side,” contrasting them with joy, patriotism, and faith (29:36–33:11).
  • “They only exist to counter Donald Trump no matter what he’s doing, even if it’s saving lives in Washington, D.C.” (29:41)

• Critique of Democratic Governance in Urban America:

  • Discusses cycles of poverty and violence in Democrat-led cities (“hell on earth for decades”), arguing Democratic politicians keep minority communities “uneducated, dependent, and angry and resentful.” (33:11–35:07)
  • Guest highlight: Peyton Jackson, a Black conservative woman running for Congress, shares her journey away from default Democratic voting (33:11).
    • “My favorite saying is I was born Black, not Democrat.” (33:49)

• Bernie Sanders and Communism:

  • Lampoons Bernie Sanders’ endorsement of a communist candidate and his past positive comments on breadlines, using these as warnings against socialist policies (36:10–38:34).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Catholic-Democrat Incompatibility:

  “There’s a priest who’s gone viral saying you cannot be Democrat and Catholic right now. And I’m going to have to agree 100%.” – Rob Carson (00:50)

• On Conservative Self-Censorship:

  “Conservatives speak in hushed tones so they won’t be overheard. And I said, I’m not doing that crap.” – Rob Carson (14:44)

• Miracle Story (Alcoholism Recovery):

  “I woke up one morning, January 11, four years ago, no withdrawal at all, and couldn’t remember the taste of alcohol. It was gone. It was gone.” – Rob Carson (25:03)

• On Faith’s Role in Political Renewal:

  “For a golden age to happen in America, there has got to be a golden age in our churches around the country because the two can’t be separated.” – John Yep (27:54)

• Listener Sophia’s Badge of Honor:

  “I am. I am. I am. I’m in it to win it. I’m done…root where you’re planted. You will be just fine.” – Sophia, caller (14:52, 15:23)

• On Leftist Misery:

  “You exist in misery and you want other to commiserate with you, as in being miserable. That’s what socialism is. They want everybody to be equally miserable.” – Rob Carson (30:39)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:50: Carson lays out the episode’s main theme: Catholic-Democratic incompatibility and Church controversy.
• 03:28: Carson on attending the Aitken Bible ceremony.
• 05:33–11:10: Humorous “Karen at the Phillies game” parody and discussion.
• 12:24–15:23: Listener Sophia’s run-in with a “Karen couple” and spirited response.
• 17:25–18:34: Rep. Andy Ogles and the Second Amendment debate with “Karens.”
• 20:49–29:16: Interview with John Yep (Catholics for Catholics), in-depth discussion on sainthood, miracles, and faith-fueled politics.
• 33:11–33:49: Peyton Jackson shares her transformation from Democrat to proud conservative.
• 36:10–38:34: Bernie Sanders endorsement of a communist, warning against socialism.

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Episode Tone & Style

• Original Language & Tone: Fast-paced, irreverent, and humor-laden, with clear partisan framing. Carson mixes parody, nostalgia, and personal vignettes with uncompromising political and cultural critique.
• Notable for: Playful banter, culture war analogies (“Karen” parodies), and robust advocacy for outspoken conservative activism.

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Conclusion

This episode delivers a robust denunciation of progressive policies within American Christianity, leveraging hot-button cultural moments and deeply personal faith stories. With guest John Yep, the conversation turns serious on topics of sainthood, faith’s role in public life, and the power of miracles—before returning to Carson’s signature satirical and combative style. Whether discussing political courage, Catholic doctrine, or the “joy” deficit among liberals, Carson urges conservatives to shed timidity and take a joyful, unapologetically public stand.

Transcript

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[C]

You are about to hear the most interesting, informative, thought provoking and funny show in America on air and on the World wide web. This is the Rob Carson Show.

[B]

This is the Rob Carson show, hour number two of the show on a Monday. And we got a lot of stuff coming up. John. Yep. The CEO and president of Catholics for Catholics. And we're going to talk a little bit about this new millennial saint that was declared over the weekend. And then also there's a priest who's gone viral saying you cannot be Democrat and Catholic right now. And I'm going to have to agree 100%. You know, Catholic, I got to tell you, the Catholic Church, they just keep stepping in it. You know, they just keep stepping it. They never said anything with Joe Biden, the most pro abortion president in the history of the world. They kept feeding him as his, you know, his communion. And then of course, the Catholic Charities got billions of dollars trafficking children across the southern border and of course got a lot of, well, a lot of injury, a lot of sexual abuse and all of that. So not, not too happy about the Catholic Church. They better get their, get their bleep together and return to the principles. I, I was raised Catholic. I was in the church and first kid in the pew. First but in the pew every Sunday morning at St. Pat's right next to my mom. An hour before church started. That's the way it was. So Catholic Church owes me a little something for about 18 years of that. Anyway, we're going to talk to John there in a little while. Yep. Oh, I want to mention this. This Friday, I've been invited to something special and I'm going to do my level best to share it with you. And I can't believe I've been invited. It's pretty cool. Doug Mastriano ran for governor in Pennsylvania. He lost to the president. Governor, he got more Republican More votes than any Republican state history. And assuming he runs again, he will win. He's a really good guy. But on Friday, they're commemorating the recognition of the Aiken Bible as the Bible of the revolution. In June of the year, the Senate of Pennsylvania passed Resolution 131 recognizing the 12th of September as the day of the Bible. In honor of the historic event on the eve of America's 250th birthday. The National Park Service has given us rare and exclusive access to Congress hall in Independence Square, Philadelphia, to commemorate the amazing day. We will be in a room where the founding of the nation happened, where historic events were decided and history changed forever. It's an exclus event. And I will be able to sit in the same. That's the same, the 86 people, the same number that set in our Congress. And we are going to be in the seats of our Congress in Philadelphia. I'm like, I can't believe this. I can't believe this is happening. I was invited to this and I, I am honored to do it. And I am going to bring hopefully, maybe a Newsmax camera crew with me so I can share the event with you because I can't believe this kid from Iowa is going to do something like this. And I want you to be there. So I'm going to do my level best to show you this because, you know, I'm friends with Doug. Okay? So a lot of media ain't going to get any access to this. So if you want to see something historical and amazing, you know, from the perspective of a wide eyed guy from Iowa who can't believe he's here, then pay attention this week because it's going to be, it's going to be something else. I mean, I get goosebumps talking about it. Get goosebumps talking about here. I got a little good news, a little good news. Should I play the jingle? Yeah, why the hell not? Let's play the winning jingle. This is our official winning jingle for the Trump administration. We love to. Winning, winning. So much winning. It's lots of winning. Lots of winning.

[D]

Lots of winning.

[B]

Lots of winning. Lots of winning.

[D]

Lots of winning.

[B]

Lots of winning. So, so good. Scott Bessant was on with Kristen Welker over the week. And you got to do your homework when you deal with Republicans. They're not like pudding for brains. And his associates, Scott Bessett, he's the Secretary of the treasury, correcting Kristen as she tries to bring down Trump's economy, which is extraordinary compared to Joe Biden's miserable economy for four years. Oh, that's not what I wanted to play. Here it is. Here is, here is Scott Besant. That's, that's another Jim Gossett song. I'm not going to get that right now. But here, Jim, what we are seeing is the jobs that are being created are going to either native born or legal Americans. The most. The jobs created under the Biden administration, they went to illegal aliens and government. And I think that there would be.

[E]

A lot of debate over the fact that they went to illegal aliens.

[B]

But let's. That that is absolutely true. There's no doubt about it. The numbers back it up. The only jobs that were created were not for Native Americans. They were for illegals and government workers. And maybe one of the reasons why the job numbers, we've got very low unemployment right now. But a lot of government workers are leaving their jobs because they're being pushed out. Because, you know, maybe it's time that Washington D.C. caught up with the rest of the country because we all suffered the last four years. Washington D.C. only got better. That's why Democrats are still popular here. That's why Kamala Harris got 95% of the vote because they didn't experience any of it. Government workers, those affiliated with the government NGOs and all of this in D.C. you didn't know anything that happened to Main Street America. You didn't feel any of the departure of manufacturing because nothing is ever built in Washington D.C. they just take our money and spread it around among their friends and then pay off people. And, and they don't understand it. They don't understand it. That's why Abigail Spamberger, who's running for governor of Virginia, the only thing she's got is, you know, my opponent supports Trump and Trump got rid of a lot of federal employees. Well, yeah, he did because the federal government's bloated and festering and corrupt. So yeah, had to fire a lot of people. And you know, I know there are a lot of good people work for the government. There are also a bunch of lazy people working for the government who didn't do anything. That's why 95% of them didn't go back to work after Covid while the rest of us had to if our businesses were still in business after Covid. So there you go. There you go. Let's talk about this Karen, this Karen in, in Philadelphia. We don't have a name on Karen. I kind of felt bad, you know, I mean, she's a crabby old Karen and everything and she's at a baseball. I couldn't believe Karen was actually at a baseball game. To be quite honest, I'd expect her to be at a tennis match. But anyway, this. This woman is a Phillies fan, I guess. And she looks like the typical Karen. She looks like, you know, Keith Olbermann had a love child with Rachel Manow. It's kind of like as unlikely as it would be, I'm sure, because who knows who'd be pitching and who'd be catching in that relationship? That said, back to baseball. Phillies fan earned her Internet Internet infamy on Friday after she chased down a father of a young boy who retrieved a home run ball for his son and berated the man until he took the ball from his child and gave it back to her. To make things worse, the young boy who was deprived of the ball was celebrating his birthday that Harrison Bader hit the home run. And turns out that the kid ended up getting invited backstage, you know, in the dugout to the Phillies and was given a. An autograph bat from Harrison Bader and a gift basket and all that. It was really nice. Here's some audio of the Karen at the baseball game. And she sounds just like a Karen. She sounds just like, you know, one of these women of these anti Israel protests or these pro ice protests. All this.

[D]

That was hard.

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You took it from me.

[E]

No, you took it from me.

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You took it from me.

[B]

Boo. And then she flipped off the crowd on top of everything else. But she's got that. She's got that page boy kind of haircut, I guess, maybe short. These little. The oversized glasses on her face and that awful Karen attitude. Here is the dad and his son talking about Karen after the ball game.

[E]

I wasn't very happy that we had to give it to her, but we can't win. She was gonna get it anyways.

[D]

Sure, he wasn't gonna take it, but we did. I decided to give her the ball.

[B]

Yeah. And everybody's coming down on the dad for giving the ball. And I'm like, you know what? You just take the damn ball and get out of here. We'll figure something out. Honestly, if this is your idea of a victory, congratulations. You look like an idiot.

[D]

I apologize to you.

[B]

Oh, it's called a pixie cut. Okay. All right. It's not a Dixie Cup. That's. No, it's a pixie cut.

[D]

It was the right thing. We just wanted her to go, oh.

[B]

You can't call them Dixie cups anymore because Karen's away.

[D]

Yeah. And it worked out. You Got a bat.

[B]

Yeah, yeah.

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Pretty cool.

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There you go. Yeah, yeah. And yeah. So the one positive out of this is, now we know who Karen is. If you've been listening to the show, you know I identified Karen. That's Karen right there. And now everybody knows. Everybody knows the profile of the Karen, the white, liberal Karen. It's remarkable. Jim Gossett did a song about her on the Rob Carson Show.

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Karen. She demanded that she be handed a baseball that belonged to a young boy.

[B]

First ball she's had in her hands in a while.

[D]

What?

[C]

She lives up to her name.

[B]

Baseball.

[C]

This woman has no shame. She is filled with hate and not one ounce of joy.

[B]

She stole a drawer.

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Baseball. Was not entitled to it. To the base baseball. How could Karen do it? Billy, Karen is beyond belief with the crowd. She had a major beef. She stole the baseball. Karen is a thief.

[B]

She keeps her husband's baseballs in a drawer.

[C]

She stole the baseball. Karen should return it. Return the baseball. We know she didn't earn it. Billy. Karen. She flipped off the crowd nice. They let her have it really loud.

[B]

Don't you have a rally to attend.

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In D.C. of nothing. Karen should be proud.

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I ran into Karen in Alexandria, and she was Karen. And honestly, she was an Asian woman, but she wore the same glasses, had the same page boy haircut, and it was like, holy hell, exact same thing. At least we've identified her. Let's take a break and come back. This is the Rob Carson Show. Oh, there's always room for some Led Zeppelin. They're like three bands right now that have been very heavily inspired by Zeppelin. And a lot of Gen Z kind of bands are. You can hear Zeppelin in their songs. One of them's Grottavon Fleet. The other one is a. Is called the Band Feel. And then I heard another one this weekend. I don't have it in front of me, but it's like, you know, fantastic. And by the way, next year, the three surviving members of Led Zeppelin and the two surviving members of the Beatles are going to be performing together. Holy crud. Can you even imagine? Can you even imagine? Sophia In Perry Hall, MD, would like to call Sophia. Welcome to the Rob Carson Show. What's on your mind today?

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Hi, how are you? I just wanted to ask you, tongue in cheek. I went to or I worked the Republican booth at the Maryland State Fair, and I. Yes, and I got my first Karen couple calling me an effing fascist. Should I really? As a badge of honor?

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Yes, 100%. 100%. Wear it as a badge of Honor. And, and honestly, I have no patience for it. I don't know how you handled it, but I'm really quite done with it. I'm really quite done. And if you say something like that to me, you'd better be ready to get a little, what fur? Because I'm the kind of person who can deliver it to ignoramuses. What did you do? Did you just kind of take it or what?

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Well, I kind of took it.

[B]

Yeah, I know.

[E]

He was. He was a big oaf and she wasn't much better.

[B]

Yeah.

[E]

And as. And they, they said it loudly and in passing and I said, well. And I usually say something like, well, have a nice day, or you take care. So just to let them know that they did not affect me. It was. It was truly, you know, the height of ignorance. People are walking around, they got their kids, and it was. It just was so uncalled for.

[B]

Well, they're cowards. They're cowards. They would never say that to your faith. They're damned cowards. It's the same way that Karen, who was sitting down the from me at this pizza place, was doing it, kind of talking to the bartender, but talking at me. I wasn't drinking, by the way, but he's like, oh, you know, you have other customers, not just that man. And I'm like, you know what? Why don't you come on down here? Why don't you talk to Mr. 6ft 1, 245, who can bench press three of you? Why don't you say that to my face?

[E]

Well, I'm 52 and 122. That's.

[B]

I wouldn't mess with you.

[E]

That wasn't going to happen, but. But anyway, but interesting experience and I can't kind of feel left out because my associates, I told them what happened and they said, oh, you only got one. I got six, you know, I got seven. Maybe I'm just not doing my job yet.

[B]

Well, I think, you know, depending on your environs, obviously you have to watch what you're doing, particularly if you're 5:2 or whatever. Me, I have no time for it anymore. I'm going to them. What for? And I'm going to make it very big and very embarrassing for them. I'm honestly done. And you know what? I moved here and I. One thing I noticed here in Old Town Alexandria, where I live, is that conservatives speak in hushed tones so they won't be overheard. And I said, I'm not doing that crap.

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I'm done with that. Oh, I Am. I am. I am. I'm in it to win it. I'm done. And I keep my little. My little Republican Women brochures on my purse. I just handed one to a lady the other day at a sandwich shop. She says, oh, I like your Trump ear. And I said, oh, thank you. I'm Sophia with Republican Women in Baltimore County. Here's my brochure. Come out and. Come out and see us. So I'm done. I'm totally done. And I want to say, Rob, on a personal note, root where you're planted. You will be just fine.

[B]

Thank you. I know. I know I am. It's just been damned hard. It's just been really, really hard. You get challenged sometimes. You look up the sky, you're like, why? What are you doing to me? What's going on here? And you realize, oh, it's not him.

[E]

No, no, no, no, no, no. Not at all. Not at all. Not at all.

[B]

Hey, listen, it's. I know I made the right choice, and I know things are going to even out. And I know that ultimately it's going to bring me and my kids back together again, even though we shouldn't have been separated. But I'm really blessed to be here, and I'm really blessed to be here with people like you. I'm back in the area, baby. There's no denying. Thanks for the call.

[E]

You're welcome.

[B]

Yeah. Yeah. You know, it's funny because I. For the first day, I parked my truck and, you know, and on the back I have a little chrome badge, and it looks like an official badge from Ford Motor Company on my Bronco, and it says FJB Edition. And so this, this woman walked by the other day and I just parked and I was back, I was putting money in the thing and she goes, FJB addition. What's that? I said, f Joe Biden Edition. She didn't find very funny. She didn't find it funny. Hey, I gotta hear that. This is funny. This. I saw this over the weekend. This is Representative Andy Ogles being confronting two Karens. These are two Karen's. These are two liberal Karens. And they decided to start shooting their mouth off because of the, the shootings in, in Minneapolis and the, you know, the seven shootings by transgendered individuals. Basically owning. Owning the. Pardon my phone there. Owning the, the school shooting thing with a very small percentage of population, very high percentage of the school shootings. Right? And so this woman starts to mouth off to the, to the, the Annie Ogles about the Second Amendment, and he has her for lunch. Listen to this. That's a great picture. And they even sound like Karen. One of my favorites. Here, let's. If you want a picture. That right there. You know what this is in the Constitution? Thank you so much.

[F]

Is it the AK47s in the constitution that are military weapons? Which part is in the Constitution?

[B]

Yeah, which part is in the constitution is the AK47? Well, yeah, because, you see, we just got out of this revolutionary war where the citizen soldier was able to use weapons of war and defeat the most powerful empire in the world. So when they said that we have a right to have guns, it wasn't for target practice. It was military weapons, you fool. What part of the Second Amendment don't you understand?

[F]

I understand that I have the right to own a gun, and I do buy that way.

[B]

Good.

[F]

However, I do.

[B]

Don't you have a baseball to steal from a kid?

[F]

Understand, the guns are the responsible are. Are killing more kids than even me.

[B]

She almost said guns and responsibility, but she. Didn't you notice that she kind of swerved around that about, like, responsible gun.

[F]

Ownership at which you have now decided?

[B]

Well, you know, last time I looked, it was the. The school shootings were from transgender weirdos. Oh, my God. It wasn't a gun. Oh, no. It is a lie.

[E]

You truly believe that transgender people are the only people that are killing?

[B]

Yeah, because they think they could be the opposite gender. That's the first sign that they're kind of nuts. You're the one that likes to tell lies. It was. Look, transgenderism is a mental illness. You need to accept that fact. We need to pass a law to correct every word that he has, like throwing garlic and holy water on vampires, the ama, because they're getting it wrong. And those. When did you go into this mode for?

[F]

Do you think that anyone that is.

[E]

Different than you is now, look, if.

[B]

A dude wants to wear a dress, he can wear a dress. He looks stupid, but he can still wear a dress. I just love it. You know, honestly, I think we should be done with this nonsense. And like I said, maybe. Maybe the reason I moved to Old Town Alexandria, because this is a place where you have to speak in hushed tones as a conservative, and it's time. We've had enough. Just had enough. Our ideas are correct. Our ideas are based in fact. Theirs are based in insanity and nonsense. It's just that they've been in control of the media forever, and they been able to steal elections for a long time, and I'm done with it. I'm really, really done with it. I'm not going to take it anymore, you know, not going to take it anymore. All right. So coming up, we're going to talk to did you hear about these two saints that were acknowledged by the Catholic Church over the week? Kind of interesting. One of them is a millennial and they call him the gamer saint. And we're going to talk about that and, you know, the Catholic Church and how maybe you shouldn't be a Democrat in a Catholic and good standing. Take a break and come back. This is the ROB CARSON show. It is ROB CARSON SHOW on a Monday. You may have noticed if you're watching Newsmax all weekend, a good deal of content coming from Vatican City where they were canonizing a couple of people, one called the Millennial Saint. The Millennial Saint and Carlo Acutis. And it was fascinating to watch this and to talk about it. A much more informed person than I am. I'm not the best Catholic in the world, but I am a Catholic. John. Yep. The CEO and president of Catholics for Catholics. Hello, John. Welcome to the show. How are you today, sir?

[D]

Great to be here, Rob.

[B]

I hear you were just talking to Donald Trump just two hours ago.

[D]

I was, you know, I wouldn't say I was talking with him, but I was there in the room. It was a special gathering this morning that he had at the Bible museum in Washington, D.C. wow. Part of his religious liberty panel that he has made first executive order. You know, that's a big topic of his.

[B]

Yes.

[D]

Great to be there in that room.

[B]

Well, I've not been to the Bible Museum. I just moved back here. It had been built since I moved away to Kansas City. But oddly enough, I'm going to Independence Hall. This Friday is Congress is recognizing the Aitken Bible as the Bible of the revolution. And they're going to recognize the Bible in honor of that historic event on the eve of America's 250th anniversary at independence hall on Friday. So there's a lot of stuff going on. And obviously, you know, last week we had Tim Kaine from Virginia say that, you know, by saying your rights are from God, it's just like Iran. And he made a fool of himself, particularly being from the Commonwealth of Virginia. The United States became the greatest individual engine of individual and economic freedom in the history of mankind because we acknowledged our rights coming from God, not from man. And I can't believe that Tim Kaine would say something that ignorant, to be quite honest.

[D]

On one hand, I'm upset. On the other hand, I Just want to send a thank you note to Tim because that's just going to drive more Catholics and Christians to the elections next midterms. So, I mean, what a dumb thing to say because it's just, it doesn't even make any sense. Right. In fact, Trump referenced that today at his hearing. He specifically said. Yeah, he said that. That senator that just commented today about rights don't come from man and not from God. What is he thinking? Yes, that's a direct quote from Trump. So.

[B]

Well, yeah, it is ridiculous to think that we could have this sort of profound ignorance. It's the same way with the Second Amendment. You can't have weapons of war. It was created so you could. Because we just got out of one because the citizen soldier had them. We didn't create it for target practice. And it's unfortunately, these arguments are going by the wayside because their ignorance can no longer be covered up by a slavishly left of center media. Let me ask you about this and explain to the non listeners the canonization of these two individuals over the weekend and how profound this moment is for the Catholic Church.

[D]

For non Catholics, you might be like, what is a saint? It is essentially the Catholic church with her 2000 years of history, making a very thorough study of the life of an individual who is obviously already dead and looking to see if this person reflected heroic virtue on one hand and then secondly, there are literally scientific miracles attributed to praying to this person. Right. So this has been done many times throughout the church history. Again, it's a very rigorous process. I lived in Rome for five years, Rob. I've seen this up close. It's very in depth. And the church came out on Sunday and held up these two young men and said that Carlo Acutis and Pierre Giorgio Frasati, two young men, one died at 24, the other died at 15. We believe that they are in heaven. Again, we're not saying these guys are perfect. The only perfect is Jesus Christ and his mother. Right. But other than that, it's someone we hold up as a way to model, to challenge us. Especially for young men in this generation, they were young men who died. And we need these kind of examples in our life.

[B]

Now, one of the, there was a miracle healing associated with one of these individuals.

[D]

Yes. The church actually requires two miracles for you to achieve quote, unquote sanctity or canonization. Right. So each one had at least to. Right. One of the ones that everyone talks about most is the young boy that was suffering from a disease where he couldn't even. He was on a liquid diet. And his mother was praying. Yeah. And no. No solid foods. And his mom was in the church and said, look, Carlo Acutis, if you're there, if you're close to Jesus, can you ask Jesus for help? Basically, right. And. And the boy went home and started eating solid foods right after that.

[B]

This was a terminal. This was a terminal thing. And was cured, you know, and listen, I got to tell you, John, I think, well, for instance, the, the Democrat Party, after the shooting of the Catholic children in Minneapolis by an individual who was believing, you know, bending to the satanic element of, of, you know, society and whatever, right. The Democrat Party called out prayer. And I tell you what, John, and I believe in miracles. I know they happen. I had one happen to me that is profoundly. No one can answer it. I was cured of alcoholism that was killing me. I had been hospitalized with delirium tremens, nearly stroking out. And I woke up one morning, January 11, four years ago, no withdrawal at all, and couldn't remember the taste of alcohol. It was gone. It was gone. So I believe they do. And to call out prayer and miracles, unacceptable. But they do exist. And that. And I think most of the people in the audience would say they have seen something miraculous, something absolutely unlikely happen that you can only ascribe to some sort of godly happening. And this is, and this is the Catholic Church acknowledging and finding where this miracle is coming from and then offering canonization to those individuals.

[D]

Rob, that's awesome to hear that story of your own. And, you know, you know, who else believes also in the power of prayer besides the Catholic Church? That's President Donald Trump. And that is why today, at his special hearing that he had, he announced, leading up to the 250th anniversary celebration, a special campaign of precisely prayer. He wants to see prayer much more in American society because that's a good thing. We need that, even though Democrats don't think so.

[B]

Oh, I know prayer is enormously powerful. I believe it can be as powerful as chemo and radiation. I've seen it happen with my mother in law who passed away and survived stage four cancer in the 90s. And I knew and I knew the collective subconscious had a miraculous impact on her. And she survived another nearly 30 years before succumbing to cancer later. So I believe in these miracles, and I'm going to tell you, I guess you could call me a Jesuit in good tradition. I believe in faith and philosophy and mathematics and science. I believe they can exist on the same spectrum and astronomy and whatnot. And so with a scientific background, I can still believe in God. And I believe that for every action, there's an equal opportunist reaction. And before Donald Trump was elected president, the action was evil and the good was the reaction, and Donald Trump's election was the good. And we are on the cusp of turning the world around from going in a profoundly evil direction. Do you feel that way completely?

[D]

We do. You know, and not just me. You know, thousands of others that ran to the Pulis elect Trump last November, we see that. I mean, it's what's going to take. For a golden age to happen in America, there has got to be a golden age in our churches around the country because the two can't be separated. That's essential. And as people of faith, and I run an activist group that's very much involved politically, we challenge our people to first be people of prayer and then be people of action.

[B]

Amen. And there's nothing wrong with that, brother. And I can feel it. Can you feel it? There is a spiritual rebirth happening in our country and it's spreading around the world. I can feel it. John, go ahead.

[D]

Yeah. There is, in fact, testimony today at the commission with President Trump was Cardinal Dolan. Cardinal Dolan, who was at the conclave, just elected Pope Leo recently, back in May, he said he had cardinals coming up to him from around the world, specifically saying, hey, thank you so much for what's going on in America. We really look to you specifically for your religious freedom that you have in this country. Don't let it go.

[B]

Amen. Brother John, I appreciate being on the show Catholics for Catholics. Where can people find information on your.

[D]

Group, my friend, go to cforc.com or just google Catholics in the liberal media and you're going to find some controversy there because that's what we do. We know how to create a buzz. So cforc.com well, let's have you on again, John.

[B]

I appreciate you enjoy your visit and we'll talk again soon. Let's take a break. This is the Rob Carson Show.

[C]

Donald Trump's election.

[E]

No, no.

[C]

It's the gift that keeps on giving. It's the Rob Carson Show.

[B]

You may recall if you've been listening to this show for a few years, and most of you have, but we have new listeners and viewers all the time that I said during the last year and a half or so that we would overwhelm the Democrat Party and the left with joy and patriotism. And that's why we have the spiritual awakening in the country. And the Democrat Party, they are the opposite of that. They are the dark side. They are negative about anything positive. They, they only exist to counter Donald Trump no matter what he's doing, even if it's saving lives in Washington, D.C. by making one of the most dangerous cities in America into one of the safest cities in America. One of the safest cities, America. Donald Trump has made Washington D.C. i don't know how to silence this damn phone. Made Washington D.C. one of the safest cities in America by snapping his fingers and saying national Guard work with local law enforcement. Local law enforcement have been treated like bleep for four or five years. When the Democrat Party decided in cities like Washington D.C. to defund the police, it was idiotic. It was obvious it was going to result in death and all of that. And the Democrat Party is the party of death in so many ways. But there was a massive rebirth happening in this, in this country. And it is patriotism and is godly and it is. And what we do is we overwhelm the left with good, with joy, with patriotism. They tried to take joy with that, that stupid, you know, Democrat convention. Ours was a glorious, magnificent, you know, convention where Hulk Hogan spoke and Kid Rock sang and it was, it was remarkable. Then the Democrats come along with their snarky little Karens and Oprah Winfrey says, oh, we're joy. We own Joy. No, you don't. You make people misera. You are Karen. You exist in misery and you want other two other to commiserate with you, as in being miserable. That's what socialism is. They want everybody to be equally miserable. Although ultimately what happens is people who are in power end up getting very rich and the poor end up staying very poor. And the Democrats feed them crumbs. They tried that here in this country for a number of years. They did that with Democrats. They did that with Joe Biden. Was the president lived high on the hog here. They basically stole from the treasury and gave trillions of dollars to their NGOs and their friends in big government, in big pharma, in big defense, etc. Enriched themselves beyond their wildest dreams. Gave $2 billion to Stacey Abrams on the way out the door. And we are done with it. We're done with it. And the Democrat Party knows it, too. I saw this this week, and this is a woman named Peyton Jackson. Listen, this is what the Democrats are afraid of in places like Chicago. This is what Democrats are afraid of in places like Baltimore. This is where they're afraid of in places like East St. Louis who have been hell on earth for decades. If you live in a city, you can even live in a little town like Columbia, Missouri. Columbia, Missouri, where I started in Radio town of like 60,000 people, there is a neighborhood that is the poorest neighborhood. There is a Planned Parenthood on a street named after a civil rights leader and it's in a predominantly black area of the city. And they live in poverty and the violence is through the ceiling. And Democrats keep getting elected there. And Democrats, what they do, they give them a pittance. And then they say Republicans are going to try and take it away. That's what they do. That's what they've been able to do for 60 years in this country. And they're on the cusp of losing it all. That's why J.B. pritzker and Brandon Johnson are standing in the schoolhouse door once again in 2025. I give you Peyton Jackson.

[G]

When I first announced my run for Congress, I had this random white woman, liberal Karen, walk up to me and ask, well, what about you isn't Democrat? To which I responded, well, besides my skin color, what about me is Democrat? And it was at that very moment that she realized that God gave her enough common sense to ask me about my values. Now don't get me wrong, I was raised to vote Democrat down the ballot. When I first started, I would say things like, I'm a Republican, but I'm not a conservative. But now I know all too well I am a, a full fledged hardcore conservative. I'm proud of it. I mean, my favorite saying is I was born black, not Democrat. But in all seriousness, whenever I began to think for myself politically, the choice was easy. I mean, why would I want to belong to a party whose mission is to infringe on the second Amendment as if a criminal?

[B]

No, no, no. Their guns are bad. Guns are bad. You know, the problem with Chicago is that the, the, the them, the Republican run states, they're letting guns get in here. That's what the problem is. Be quiet. There's nothing to see here.

[G]

Would ever participate in something like a mandatory buyback. Why would I want the Democrats?

[B]

The Republicans are trying to cut your SNAP benefits. The Republicans are trying to kick you out of your public housing. No, no, actually they just want you to be independent.

[G]

Loan to and endorse a godless party because there is no such thing.

[B]

Prayers, Thoughts and prayers. Thoughts and prayers are a joke. We got to take the guns mean.

[G]

No such thing as a trans child. We have confused children and sick, enabling adult. Why I want to belong to a party that takes pride in shedding innocent blood. Number one is we got to keep.

[B]

The National Guard out of here. We're perfectly fine with eight murders and 58 shootings on one weekend because it's down from one point in the past, whatever God hates.

[G]

Number two, as if there's not a black market for baby organs. And number three, as if abortion clinics didn't start in the hood.

[B]

Uhhuh. If you think Margaret Sanger's dream come.

[G]

True, Trump is bad. You should research exactly who Margaret Sanger was. But speaking of the black community, the.

[B]

Democrat Party wants to keep people in inner cities uneducated, dependent, and angry and resentful. And resentful. And saying that you can't achieve anything because the America is. Is racist. The same happened in East Germany. They were in control and the people got a pittance and they stood in line for their food. And the government said, oh, over in the west, in the United States, oh, it's a this and that. And you can't do anything over here. And. And you know, you can't achieve anything right now. You're able to receive all of this from government and you should be happy for it. Same damned thing. Same damned thing. And Bernie Sanders, I'm going to share an audio of him. A few years ago, he said that standing in line for food was a good thing. And he also came out this weekend and officially endorsed a Communist because he feels like he can openly endorse communism now because he thinks that Mondami is such a sure thing in New York. So he's just, he's just literally bedding down with communists. We're going to share that coming up. Let's take a break. In the meantime, this is the Rob Carson Show.

[H]

You know, in the old days, I mean, money has always played an enormous role in politics.

[B]

Nothing new about that. Yeah. Is this how you got four houses?

[H]

But in the old days, they kind of kept it.

[B]

I only got one and my wife's living in it right now, secret.

[H]

Right now you got people like Bill Ackerman and others saying openly front pages of the New Face newspaper. We will spend as much as it takes to defeat this guy.

[B]

Yeah. Zoran Mandami, because he's a communist.

[H]

You have the President of the United States working to make it harder for him to get.

[B]

Yeah, because New York already sucks bad enough after that. The idiot who was in the. During COVID de Blasio. And now the only thing that could make it worse is this guy elected. Yeah, because every time comedy has been tried, it was results in poverty and death.

[H]

So what are these people, these oligarchs?

[B]

You're the oligarch.

[H]

Seems to be a nice guy, dresses very nice, beautiful smile.

[B]

Yeah. Of course, he does espouse the same philosophy as Stalin and Adolf Hitler. Yeah. You know that was the. The Socialist Republic of Germany party. Do you know that? Yeah, that's what the Nazis were. They were social. Yeah, he's good looking. A lot of despots are good looking. Shake Guevara was good looking, unlike me.

[H]

He's a pleasant guy.

[B]

Oh, yeah, they always are before they start, you know. You know, arresting people.

[H]

And what they are afraid of is.

[B]

The philosophy, the political philosophy that left 100 million people in body pits last century between Mao's China, Hitler's Germany, Stalin's Russia, the North Korea. I can go Cuba, Castro's Cuba. Cuba that has over 100 political prisons on the island. Same, same philosophy. Same philosophy. It always results in death and mayhem. And there was actually a protester who showed up and started stating the obvious during a rally minute.

[F]

Cuba.

[B]

This is not Cuba, you fool. Yeah, it's time we started fighting back. They always interrupt our town halls. They fill them with people. Astroturf paid by people like George Soros. And it's about time we started speaking out. Because communists cannot be allowed to be in power in the United States of America. And their philosophy must never be allowed to govern because it is not according to the founding of our country. You cannot bring communism here and expect us to play along. Zoran, let's take a break and come back. Last hour of the Rob Carson show is right ahead. Don't go anywhere.