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> [“This was borne out again in October 1996 when Pope John Paul II, standing in the context of a train of Catholic thought which stretched back to the Church Fathers said, in essence, "Looks like there's some good evidence for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shea/this-was-borne-out-again-in-october-1996-when-pope-john-paul-ii/)

Mark Shea

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## More by Mark Shea

> [“It will not, however, affect one tiny bit the question of whether the text has a literal meaning because—mark this—every biblical text has a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shea/it-will-not-however-affect-one-tiny-bit-the-question-of-whether-the/)

Mark Shea

> [“The literal sense of the author was "creation is the orderly act of a loving Creator God." What the modern reader often hears, however,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shea/the-literal-sense-of-the-author-was-creation-is-the-orderly-act-of-a/)

Mark Shea

> [“This was borne out again in October 1996 when Pope John Paul II, standing in the context of a train of Catholic thought which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shea/this-was-borne-out-again-in-october-1996-when-pope-john-paul-ii/)

Mark Shea

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