That which is destroying the Church is not the outward groping of thos…

William Faulkner
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That which is destroying the Church is not the outward groping of those within it nor the inward groping of those without, but the professionals who control it and who have removed the bells from its steeples. ✨ William Faulkner (1972). Light in August, Vintage
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That which is destroying the Church is not the outward groping of those within it nor the inward groping of those without, but the professionals who control it and who have removed the bells from its steeples. ✨ William Faulkner (1972). Light in August, Vintage

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