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This article is part of a series of excerpts from David Torkington’s new book, Passport to Perfection. This little book is a guide to living the
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In 1907 Pope Pius X condemned the Modernist claim that Revelation… was not completed [completa] with the Apostles. (Lamentabili Sane 21) The positive content of
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Author’s note: This article should be read with a pinch of salt, and with an openness to imaginative interpretation. The syncretisms discussed here—meaning the blending,
