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Tim Murphy: “Conscience is at the core of Catholic teaching, you said, but slavery was not left to personal decisions and conscience…”

On the recordNovember 1, 2011
Conscience is at the core of Catholic teaching, you said, but slavery was not left to personal decisions and conscience, thank goodness.
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Tim Murphy
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Murphy argues against the idea that conscience should dictate all moral decisions, using slavery as an example.

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