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“For if we are bidden to honor carnal fathers and mothers, how much more the spiritual? ... If this virtue of charity has been overlooked, a man will lose any fruit of salvation in any good he may do.”

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Pope Gregory VII
Pope Gregory VII

Pope Gregory VII, born in 1020 and died on May 25, 1085, was a significant figure in the history of the Roman Catholic Church. During his papacy, he implemented a series of reforms aimed at restoring the purity and authority of the Church. more

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