great defender of Christianity and the Apostle to the Gentiles. He became part of the very foundation of the Church of Jesus Christ (cf. Eph. 2:20). In the same way, those who, in all sincerity, find themselves rejecting the Church’s teachings about the Blessed Virgin Mary are often only one step away from the fullness of the faith. Like Saint Paul, they think that they are sincerely fulfilling the will of God. As Catholics, it is our role to explain to them the salvation of Christ so that they might
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