1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Charles McElwee&amp;nbsp;joins&amp;nbsp;Seth Barron&amp;nbsp;to discuss the decline of the Catholic Church in the Rust Belt and the impact of immigration on a working-class community in Pennsylvania. The Catholic Church faces a crisis in an area that remains disproportionately Catholic. In 2018, a Pennsylvania grand jury report detailed how clergy covered up the abuse of children by more than 300 priests over a period of 70 years. Congregations continue to shrink, deepening the region’s fragmentation and leaving a hole in its community life. McElwee has just joined&amp;nbsp;City Journal&amp;nbsp;as assistant editor. His writing has appeared in&amp;nbsp;The Atlantic,&amp;nbsp;The American Conservative,&amp;nbsp;National Review&amp;nbsp;Online,&amp;nbsp;The Weekly Standard, and other publications. City Journal Audio https://city-journal.org/podcasts <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/9790499/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/199369850