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“I think both Protestants and Catholics have killed the woman for the sake of the mother. (Rubem Alves, p. 201)” quote by Mev Puleo — Download Open image

““I think both Protestants and Catholics have killed the woman for the sake of the mother. (Rubem Alves, p. 201)””

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Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.

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