"As for the depiction of the Catholic church, it's not meant to be a prediction."

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"As for the depiction of the Catholic church, it's not meant to be a prediction."

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"If these hands, used to fighting, would be acceptable to His Holiness, we most thankfully dedicate them to the service of him who deserves so well of the Church and of the fatherland."

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