On the third day of his Latin...
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On the third day of his Latin American journey, Pope John Paul II issued a stern call for docility in accepting the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church’s leadership, some of which are disputed by liberal priests and theologians. Appearing in Merida, Venezuela, the Pope spoke against a spectacular Andes mountain backdrop to 300,000 people gathered on a mile-high hillside. “To be faithful to the church . . . is to accept with docility its magisterium,” he said. The pontiff leaves for Ecuador today.
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