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Stating the obvious

To the Editor:
The Catholic Messenger headline, May 3: “Priests must live holy lives to be effective ministers.” Well, duh, who didn’t know that?
Teresa Mottet
Fairfield


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Posted on May 10, 2012Jun 9, 2012
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