When a politician spends a million on himself, we rally and call him a thief. But when a cardinal spends the same amount — Justin Villanueva, Conversations with the Light Bearer
When a politician spends a million on himself, we rally and call him a thief. But when a cardinal spends the same amount — Justin Villanueva, Conversations with the Light Bearer
When a politician spends a million on himself, we rally and call him a thief. But when a cardinal spends the same amount — Justin Villanueva, Conversations with the Light Bearer
When a politician spends a million on himself, we rally and call him a thief. But when a cardinal spends the same amount — Justin Villanueva, Conversations with the Light Bearer
When a politician spends a million on himself, we rally and call him a thief. But when a cardinal spends the same amount — Justin Villanueva, Conversations with the Light Bearer
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When a politician spends a million on himself, we rally and call him a thief. But when a cardinal spends the same amount on his attire, we kneel down and kiss his hand.

— Justin Villanueva, Conversations with the Light Bearer
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