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\u2026with the virginity of a vanishingly small percentage of the human population continues.<\/a><\/p>\n

That such an incredibly small number of celibate men and women can still utterly perplex and fascinate people who, you\u2019d think, have lots of time on their hands for other things is all the testimony you need to establish the power of the witness of a faithful Catholic priest. It\u2019s like an invisible sliver in the souls of worldlings. It drives them crazy.<\/p>\n

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\u2026with the virginity of a vanishingly small percentage of the human population continues. 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