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If we may not remain silent about evil in the Church, then neither should we keep silent about the great shining path of goodness and purity which the Christian faith has traced out over the course of the centuries.
If we may not remain silent about evil in the Church, then neither should we keep silent about the great shining path of goodness and purity which the Christian faith has traced out over the course of the centuries.
Approximate author period: c. 1974 AD · modern
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- Pope Benedict XVI
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- Approximate author period: c. 1974 AD · modern
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