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'Disobedient' priest discharged from Pope's order

An American peace activist has lost his position in the Catholic Church after being discharged from the Jesuit order for disobedience.

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An American peace activist has lost his position in the Catholic Church after being discharged from the Jesuit order for disobedience.

Washington correspondent John Stempin told Greg Dyett that Father John Dear is known for decades of peaceful resistance.

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By Greg Dyett

Source: World News Australia

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