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Catholic “beliefs” and the abortion debate

September 22, 2021 George Weigel 19

Do Catholics “believe that human life begins at conception” — a formulation that’s become ubiquitous in recent weeks? Well, yes, in precisely the same sense that Catholics “believe” that the Earth is spherical, not flat; […]

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