This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 17:12) No, Pope Francis, Doctrinal Faithfulness is Not Reactionary Rigidity: Pope Francis Encourages Doctrinal Leftism That Has Conservative Catholics Grinding Their Teeth‘The Water Has Been Agitated’ by La Civiltà Cattolica (Antonio Spadaro, SJ)Pope says some ‘backward’ conservatives in US Catholic Church have replaced faith with ideology by Associated PressAiling Pope Francis Hurries to Bolster His Progressive Legacy by Wall Street Journal (Francis X. Rocca)Part II (17:12 – 20:38) The Kremlin Loves That Pope Francis Admires Russian Autocratic Leaders: The Pope Creates an Awkward ControversyPope Francis Praises Historical Russian Imperialism Amid War in Ukraine by Wall Street Journal (Francis X. Rocca)Vatican Walks Back Pope Francis’ Praise for Russian Empire by Wall Street Journal (Francis X. Rocca)Part III (20:38 – 24:10) How’s This For Irony? Chicago Crew Robbed at Gunpoint While Filming a Documentary On the Increase of Armed RobberiesTV news crew robbed at gunpoint while reporting on armed robberies by Washington Post (Timothy Bella)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 09:56)The Slap Heard ‘Round the World: Moral Confusion as Tinseltown Honors ItselfAcademy Condemns Will Smith for Slap at Oscars and Opens Inquiry by New York Times (Nicole Sperling, Matt Stevens and Julia Jacobs)Will Smith’s Oscars Slap Doesn’t Need Explaining. Just Let it be Sad. by Washington Post (Alyssa Rosenberg)Part II (09:56 – 16:17)Hollywood’s Centralized Control Over the Culture Wanes as New Media Forms Overtake Influence of MoviesWe Aren’t Just Watching the Decline of the Oscars. We’re Watching the End of the Movies. by New York Times (Ross Douthat)Four Years on from #MeToo, the Oscars’ Feminism has Gone Rapidly Backwards by The Guardian (Catherine Shoard)Part III (16:17 – 20:31)An Obstacle to the LGBTQ Movement’s March Through the Public Schools: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Signs ‘Parental Rights in Education’ LawDeSantis Signs Florida Bill That Opponents Call ‘Don’t Say Gay’ by New York Times (Patricia Mazzei)Part IV (20:31 – 22:49)What Makes the News Makes a Culture: Citizens Oppose School’s Placement of Female Hygiene Products in Boys Bathrooms Some Opposed To Tampons In LTHS Boys Bathrooms by Patch (David Giuliani)Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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China Adopts Party-Approved History to Heroize Its Leader and Establish Supremacy of “Xi Jinping Thought.” Guess What? The New History Says He Is a Genius

NEW YORK TIMES (CHRIS BUCKLEY)
To Steer China’s Future, Xi Is Rewriting Its Past

WALL STREET JOURNAL (KEVIN RUDD)
‘Xi Jinping Thought’ Makes China a Tougher Adversary

FINANCIAL TIMES (GIDEON RACHMAN)
China’s Self-Isolation is A Global Concern

PART 2
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History Always Has A Reckoning: F.W. de Klerk, Last South African Apartheid President, Dies At 85

ASSOCIATED PRESS (ANDREW MELDRUM AND CARA ANNA)
South Africa’s Last Apartheid President, F.W. de Klerk, Dies

PART 3
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Hunger In A Fallen World — In the Main, the Problem of Hunger Today Is Moral, Not Material

NEW YORK TIMES (MUJIB MASHAL)
India Wants to Send Wheat to Ease Afghan Hunger Crisis. Pakistan Has Yet to OK Transit.