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Catholics today could see the birth of a new model of Church

Posted on Monday, 10 December 2012 Tags: Bible, dialogue, internet social media, new media, Sacred Scripture, Second Vatican Council

The shedding of institutional structures and the diminishing number of priests could, in fact, be liberating

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