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Listen to the bishops <\/a>and the past three popes. It\u2019s time the US stopped competing with China, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, and similar savage despotism for Most Backward Nation status on this question.<\/p>\n

And before you begin with the standard dissents from the clear and obvious and common sense teaching of the Church, be aware they\u2019ve all been answered before<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"