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Secular Sunday #569 – The undue influence of the Catholic Church

Secular Sunday #569 – The undue influence of the Catholic Church

Author Secular Sunday Published 20/11/2022

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Religious orders have the right to exist, but not to privilege and undue influence in public life

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