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hlthe2b

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3. Could scarcely be the only one out of 10,000 Saints

Reply to bobbieinok (Original post)

Thu Oct 17, 2019, 04:32 AM

Oct 2019

There are more than 10,000 saints recognized by the Roman Catholic Church, though the names and histories of some of these holy men and women have been lost to history.
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John Henry Newman has been canonized. How will church react to belief he was gay?? [View all] bobbieinok Oct 2019 OP

What's one more delusion? NCLefty Oct 2019 #1

Wasn't it Pope Francis himself who said, "Who am I to judge"? Hekate Oct 2019 #2

Could scarcely be the only one out of 10,000 Saints hlthe2b Oct 2019 #3

I used to go to Newman Center Catholic masses, at U Cal. Mc Mike Oct 2019 #4