Episode 139 with Kristen Thierault
Today, Kristen delves into her book, “When the Sickle Swings: Stories of Catholics Who Survived Communist Oppression.” She points out that throughout over half of the twentieth century, across nearly half the globe, the Catholic faith encountered repression, restrictions, or outright illegality amid the atheistic, false messianic doctrine of communism. This ideology, pledging "equality for all," often led to totalitarianism, slavery, and slaughter, with the Catholic Church as a primary target.
