What Would Christ Say...
Fr. Peter Daly (adapted)
Cars registered to the Vatican display license plates with the letters SCV. Officially those initials stand for Stato della Citta del Vaticano (Vatican City State). But Italians say SCV stands for Se Christo Videsse (“If Christ could see”). One wonders: If Christ could see, what would he say?- Vatican's Looming 'Inquisition' Reveals a Fractured Catholic Church
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