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Columbus Wanted the Gold — to Free Jerusalem (Audio)

A Catholic Take
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October 12th, 2026 - Christopher Columbus wrote that he hoped the gold of the Indies would let Ferdinand and Isabella "undertake the conquest of the Holy Sepulcher." Pope Leo XIII wrote in 1892 that "the Catholic faith was the strongest motive" for his voyage. So why is he remembered as a villain? This Columbus Day, Joe reads Columbus in his own words, walks through the 800-year war he was born into (Constantinople fell when he was not yet two, and the Turks invaded Italy at Otranto in 1480), and answers the seven strongest charges against him, conceding what's true and correcting what isn't. Plus, our regular Monday visit with Mike Koeniger.

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