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The Current Crisis and the Order of the Laity

August 7, 2018 Dr. Adam A. J. DeVille 30

Bishop Scharfenberger’s call for “an independent commission led by well-respected, faithful lay leaders” should be heeded, for it is far superior to Cardinal Wuerl’s proposal and […]

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