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I think the Church is a conduit to God. The Church is not God. And I think that from the very beginning Jesus taught us that.

Martin Sheen

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Martin Sheen
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: August 3
Actor
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Dayton
Ohio
Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez
Ramon Gerardo Antonio Estevez
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