Capitol Ideas/Heretic as Hero
Bethell, Tom
CAPITOL IDEAS HERETIC AS HERO by Tom Bethell B drums in the lead, the .1.— 3 African American liturgical procession came solemnly down the aisle of Suitland High School's Anabelle Ferguson...
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...The question is," Stallings THE AMERICAN SPECTATOR SEPTEMBER 1989 11 replied: "How do we as a Catholic Church meet the profound spiritual and cultural demands of a people . . . who come out of a particular historical context . . . drastically affected by socioeconomic, political and psychosexual issues...
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...The question is," Stallings THE AMERICAN SPECTATOR SEPTEMBER 1989 11 replied: "How do we as a Catholic Church meet the profound spiritual and cultural demands of a people . . . who come out of a particular historical context . . . drastically affected by socioeconomic, political and psychosexual issues...
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...What, then, is the dispute all about...
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