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From: c. Donald Howard, S. A. Ch:tiat 'the P.o~eem~r catholic Church

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what w4s goinq on at sos. I asked him in what re9ard and he aaid "thr.\t am~tr::ilian p~iai;:stn . I ane-e1e.r~d in 11 half jokin9 manner: you '11.)1l 1 t ~·!ant ~o lmct-t. Ho a.olt!!dJ "a 1-TOlilen?" I roa~on~!)d nQ, tn11-;: '·!onU\n 1 t }.')~ 5'~ n~a. tic inc.l!cotc:!cl no •.1~;i:);lsJ.lv tho~ A'l:I unc.l<ilr.s~oQ<.l. (n·:~ ~.fll\f.:'~ r.."1 ! ~li\?'C~:l."l!mC;1 t,h;l,.:lgO.) :i: :r:?turn~ t~ 130$ n.n4 ·~ol(.' P~.1\.l. Gi:-.~:r.ittt1~n n.t-iout ·::llc cc:rrm:sn~1on t:!i ?..h ".:..ha 9J.~hcp . I ht;:tl tol~l nl:-tlJ.r:>"l Su1'.;l.:vlln ?.!lul ~nu9han ~!ilB t olcing c~ro of thinur.i. ··

I hope thi.o:i ir. b.~lptul to you~ qoths:rinq data. ~urthsr or clArify things a~ova, plsaao oont~ot .

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