How much filth there is in the church, even among those who, in the pr…

Pope Benedict XVI
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How much filth there is in the church, even among those who, in the priesthood, should belong entirely to Him. How much pride, how much self-sufficiency. ✨ An Evangelizer on the Right,With His Eye on the Future. www.nytimes.com. March 2005.
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How much filth there is in the church, even among those who, in the priesthood, should belong entirely to Him. How much pride, how much self-sufficiency. ✨ An Evangelizer on the Right,With His Eye on the Future. www.nytimes.com. March 2005.

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