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Although I was raised a Catholic, I never accepted the church's teachings on a variety of social issues.
The reason, they said, is that the propositions of church law and Pope John Paul II's teachings on a bishop's care of his priests "have not been done".
As a member of the clergy well experienced in interreligious relations, I regularly see how different faiths have different teachings on a wide spectrum of issues, including the nature of God, the interpretation of Scripture and so many other matters.
But as we continued with rehearsals and delved deeper into the words, I began to understand the teachings on a much more visceral level, and realized the blame I was putting onto the church was only holding me back from living my full authentic and loving self.
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