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Their vocation and ministry is to lament the sins of other people.
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gutenberg.orgDe Alexander: “Their vocation and ministry is to lament the sins of other people.”
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This quote reflects Alexander's critique of those who focus on the faults of others rather than their own shortcomings.
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