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I think that the proclamation of the Gospel is sometimes nearer to an atheistic point of view than to traditional religious attitudes.

Ernesto Cardenal

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Ernesto Cardenal
Age: 95 †
Born: 1925
Born: January 20
Died: 2020
Died: March 1
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