{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"St. Francis, St. Clare &amp; dealing with Clerical Corruption","description":"Since the days of Judas, there have always been bad apples among the clergy.&amp;nbsp; In the days of St. Francis and Clare, clerical corruption was particularly bad since being a bishop or Cardinal meant ownership of lands and considerable streams of income, not to mention the prestige of belonging to the nobility.&amp;nbsp; Some bishops were obviously in the ministry for the wrong reason. Clare, on the other hand, lived up to her name, which means &quot;clear,&quot; pure and light.&amp;nbsp; She and her mentor, St. Francis, encountered plenty of unworthy clergy in their day.&amp;nbsp; Their way of dealing with this problem is instructive for us today. ","author_name":"Catholic Heritage with Dr. Italy","author_url":"https:\/\/www.crossroadsinitiative.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/6898525\/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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/22550945"}