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Doctrine S22

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S22 S1: A Plea for the Christians 33

• Source: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0205.htm (public-domain English translation)
• Text: “ention, not on the study of words, but on the exhibition and teaching of actions, — that a person should either remain as he was born, or be content with one marriage; for a second marriage is only a specious adultery.”
• Context: Even remarriage after a spouse’s death is discouraged.
• Bears on: S22.1
• Status: verified (English)