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Catholic 101: The Doctrine of Discovery

Catholic 101: The Doctrine of Discovery

by Tim Perron, SJ | Oct 24, 2022 | Catholic 101, Current Events, Global Catholicism, Papal News, Pope Francis    ~ Approx. 7 mins

During the period that Saint John Paul II was pope from the late 1970s through 2005, he apologized and asked forgiveness for the history of Christian slave-holding and for the injustices inflicted by colonizing Christians. In the same spirit, Pope Francis traveled to...

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Clothes tangled in thorny brush & rosaries left behind in the sand testify that migrants crossing the desert are more than stats. Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ reflects on how the Parable of the Lost Sheep calls Christians to unconditional love.

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