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We also thoroughly disliked the priest in charge of pre-nuptials. The Church isn&#8217;t attracting the best it can and I know why &#8212; normal men want to get married and have families. LET THEM!<\/p>\n<p>What would happen if the Navy said all SEALs must be single in order to devote themselves fully to the service? Right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Fumento posts to FB: I think almost all my experiences with priests have been bad! Seriously! 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