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“It was the final session of the Council, the most essential, in which the Pope [Paul VI] was to bestow upon all humanity the teachings of the Council. He announced this to me on that day with these words, ‘I am about to blow the seven trumpets of the Apocalypse.’”

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Jean Guitton
Jean Guitton

Jean Guitton, a French philosopher born on August 18, 1901, and died on March 21, 1999, was deeply influenced by existentialism and phenomenology. His philosophical thoughts had a profound impact on the philosophical world, both in France and globally. more

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