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Irish church's fall from grace haunts pope's Ireland trip


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Irish church's fall from grace haunts pope's Ireland tripBLESSINGTON, Ireland (AP) — When St. John Paul II visited Ireland in 1979, the Catholic Church wielded such power that homosexuality, divorce, abortion and contraception were barely spoken of, much less condoned. Catholic bishops had advised the authors of Ireland's constitution, and still held sway.


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