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Sep 5Author

from a reader via message: "Good, probably ventured into the sperg side with the amount of info about his children, but I think your conclusion on his importance today rings true and it made for good reading."

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Jul 30Author

from a reader: "I was a fan of Belloc when I was in high school and college…until I caught him lying and came to realize that much of his historical writing bears a closer resemblance to literature like his children’s stories."

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Jul 31Author

the same reader continues, Belloc "said that Dutch Calvinists called the blessed Virgin Mary a whore. We have a Hymn of Mary in our Hymnbook and in every service we recite the Apostles or the Nicene Creed standing up in fulfillment of the prophecy that all generations will rise up and call her blessed. We are not Mariolators but we do honor her"

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