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"It's not enough to attend church and pray every Sunday; you have to act."
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"Does the church offer answers for the complexions of 21st century problems?"

"I think if the church did what they were supposed to do we wouldn't have anyone sleeping on the streets."

"Why is the church failing so miserably in impacting the nations of the earth?"

"I do not use profanity in my novels. My characters all go to church."

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"I see no faults in the Church, and therefore let me be resurrected with the Saints, whether I ascend to heaven or descend to hell, or go to any other place. And if we go to hell, we will turn the devils out of doors and make a heaven of it."

"Let Catholics build their own churches and works."
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"It's true that humanity has seen a succession of crises, wars and atrocities, but this negative side is offset by advances in technology and cultural exchanges."
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