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Mothers at the Vatican – their central role in the Church Comments 1

Thursday, May 18th, 2017

ROME – Mothers and women have always had a central role in the Catholic Church. The Virgin Mary is the ultimate example of its devotion to motherhood, to the point that one could say that every day is Mother’s Day in the Vatican. Pope Francis, following the legacy of the previous two pontiffs, has taken Read more

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  • Richard I just don't understand these people. If you don't accept the Church's authority on this issue (which has been settled for over two millenia), then clearly you don't accept the Church's authority at all. How could you believe that the Church is divinely instituted if you could believe that God has...

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  • MaritimeMike One of the most vicious lies around is that of some sort of inherent conflict between Islam and Christianity. There are multiple examples of Christian, Muslims and Jews working together in peace. Both faiths, however, have charlatans, frauds and hate mongers in their ranks who fan the fires of...

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  • MaritimeMike Agreed! Alas, you can't have a lay-led church so long as half the laity are regarded and treated as second class citizens...

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