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"The Church is spread throughout the whole world: all nations have the Church. Let no one deceive you; it is true, it is the Catholic Church. Christ we have not seen, but we have her; let us believe as regards Him. The Apostles, on the contrary, saw Him, but they believed as regards her" (St Augustine, Sermon 238).
I know that might sound somewhat insane to any of my parishioners. They know, after all, that I myself am a Catholic Priest, and I am married. Let me make a few things clear here at the very beginning
A high ranking Catholic clergyman commented recently regarding the obsession people have today with inclusiveness. Almost everyone seems to demand that we "include" this group or that group, as though
"You refuse to believe what people from 2000 years ago say happened 2000 years ago, but you're willing to believe what someone from today says happened 4 billion years ago?"