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Originally Posted by Kathianne I liked these suggestions, which also brings to mind the fact that you, meaning onthefence, claim modern Catholic Church in the 1500's! What about all the recent things on Islamic cartoons, like dmp cited, as well as the pictures of Christ under the National Endowment of the Arts? While they don't approve, they haven't threatened excommunication over either. Evenhandedness goes a long way... | At what period in time can I call the Catholic Church modern? The 1500's and 1600's is hardly anchient, yet it isn't new. Tell me how to refer to it and I will. I devoted about 250 words to the Islamic cartoons. Attack my conclusions on basis, not partisanship.
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