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and assisted suicide, calling the intentional killing of sick patients an "intrinsically
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The head of the Vatican's powerful doctrinal congregation Sept. 22 defended his
office's request that an Irish priest sign four strict oaths of fidelity to Catholic
teachings, saying the move, while "very unpleasant," was part of their duty as the
global church's orthodoxy watchdogs.
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