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102 upvotes
Jul 24, 2026, 8:26 AM UTC
Posted by /u/NeonDrifting
Long story short, my sister-in-law just obtained an early 2nd term abortion to terminate a complicated pregnancy of conjoined twins that shared a heart, brain, and had organs outside their body. Although I'm Catholic, my sister-in-law and her husband (my brother) are both Presby…
62 upvotes
Jul 25, 2026, 12:02 AM UTC
Posted by /u/Silent_Sea6221
I probably messed up his last name. But I’ve seen him on Shawn Ryan, both episodes. I don’t know if it’s discernment or just his personality, but something doesn’t feel right about him. What does the church and you guys think about him?
48 upvotes
Jul 24, 2026, 8:32 PM UTC
Posted by /u/zilok727
Born in 1542, Wouters was a Dutch priest living in a time marked by uncertainty and chaos, amidst the upheaval of the Protestant Reformation. Catholics were being persecuted by a group known as the Sea Beggars (and, for the record, the history between sailors and clergymen is fa…