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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

mwf

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2. What to do about enemies

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Sun Jun 22, 2025, 03:07 PM

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I have felt the same way. But just yesterday I saw a clip that startled me. ICE was doing its usual roundup near the border and a priest walked in to support those who needed it. Once the ICE thugs saw the priest in his collar, they quickly backed off. !!! Just being present was enough.

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