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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

shrike

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2. Yes, there are better reasons, but this is the way it's going to happen

Reply to rug (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 3, 2017, 05:02 PM

Jan 2017

I've felt for a long time it would take a priest shortage. Don't forget, the RCC is a largely third world church. A church operating in extremely conservative cultures. A lot of the issues we're worried about in America aren't even on the radar over there. We need to take victories as they come.

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