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Until I started graduate school, I didn’t really understand (or maybe I didn’t want to understand) what all the fuss was over “restored order” for the sacraments of initiation. I know from our conversations here in the diocese of Salt Lake City that there is a lot of emotion around this subject. The National Catholic Register<\/a> has interviewed Bishop Aquila to shed some light on this topic. My guess is we will debate this topic for many years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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