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A Prayer for Forgiveness on the Road to the Magic KingdomLost to the ages but clear in my memory is a news story about a Midwestern family with a broken refrigerator. They couldn’t afford a new…Jun 1517Jun 1517
Published inI Taught the LawHow to Defend a Dead PopeIn 897, Pope Formosus was put on trial for violation of canon law and perjury. Popes were getting locked up, exiled, and murdered quite a…Jun 310Jun 310