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Atheists & Agnostics

bvf

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3. Just a brief observation here:

Reply to Mr.Bill (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 03:34 AM

Oct 2014

You must travel in some interesting circles to have known several former catholic priests!

I agree with you. I'd bet many clerics regard it as a career ("calling" strikes me as a term of art) requiring little more than an occasional magic show and counseling work not requiring an MSW.

To see pope Frank come out--now that would rock a lot of worlds!

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