Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Conservatives Need to Stop Prioritizing Unity Over Truth
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The Church of England’s decision to nominate a woman as Archbishop of Canterbury has sparked yet another fracture in global Anglicanism — a vivid example of how progressives often prize ideology over unity. Meanwhile, conservatives in both Church and politics repeatedly choose compromise and patience, valuing cohesion even as institutions crumble around them.
In this video, Brian Holdsworth argues that conservatives must stop mistaking tolerance for virtue, recover the courage of the early Church, and push back against ideologies that destroy faith, culture, and community.
Timestamps:
00:00 – The nomination of Sarah Mullally
00:50 – Conservatives in the Catholic Church avoid schism at all costs
01:32 – Common good conservatives
02:27 – Vatican II and the decline of Catholic unity
04:17 – The cost progressives are willing to pay
04:58 – Parler, Twitter, and the conservative instinct to engage
06:17 – Pew data on dating across political lines
06:34 – Conservatives motivated by goodwill vs. progressive malice
09:44 – My own experiences
11:01 – Stereotype of tolerant liberals is false
11:36 – Conservative tolerance becomes self-destructive
12:37 – A call for courage and the duty of love
Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: pauljernberg.com
Podcast Version: brianholdsworth.libsyn.com
Conservatives Need to Stop Prioritizing Unity Over Truth
Sponsor: catholicmatch.com
Support the channel by visiting: brianholdsworth.ca/help
The Church of England’s decision to nominate a woman as Archbishop of Canterbury has sparked yet another fracture in global Anglicanism — a vivid example of how progressives often prize ideology over unity. Meanwhile, conservatives in both Church and politics repeatedly choose compromise and patience, valuing cohesion even as institutions crumble around them.
In this video, Brian Holdsworth argues that conservatives must stop mistaking tolerance for virtue, recover the courage of the early Church, and push back against ideologies that destroy faith, culture, and community.
Timestamps:
00:00 – The nomination of Sarah Mullally
00:50 – Conservatives in the Catholic Church avoid schism at all costs
01:32 – Common good conservatives
02:27 – Vatican II and the decline of Catholic unity
04:17 – The cost progressives are willing to pay
04:58 – Parler, Twitter, and the conservative instinct to engage
06:17 – Pew data on dating across political lines
06:34 – Conservatives motivated by goodwill vs. progressive malice
09:44 – My own experiences
11:01 – Stereotype of tolerant liberals is false
11:36 – Conservative tolerance becomes self-destructive
12:37 – A call for courage and the duty of love
Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: pauljernberg.com
Podcast Version: brianholdsworth.libsyn.com
