[Apologetics] Christianity Today: Why the Pope Whipped Himself

Mon Feb 8 15:57:05 EST 2010

This is a good article, which quotes both Scripture and Catholic theologians about the important virtue of suffering and self-denial.

Art
--- On Mon, 2/8/10, Christianity Today Direct Newsletter <ctdirect-html at lists.christianitytoday.com> wrote:

From: Christianity Today Direct Newsletter <ctdirect-html at lists.christianitytoday.com>
Subject: Christianity Today: Why the Pope Whipped Himself
To: "Art Kelly" <arthurkelly at yahoo.com>
Date: Monday, February 8, 2010, 3:00 PM

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