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This was a refreshing mix. author discussing theology, sacrifice, and tradition, and ALSO simone de beauvoir in the same piece.

If de Beauvoir was accepted as canon one might expect to see catholic divorce rates drop.

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That's a surprising comment. As a lifelong unflinching atheist who criticised the institution of marriage and thought that religion oppressed women, I wouldn't have said de Beauvoir provides much for Catholics to relate to. Unless you meant it as a joke, i.e. if more people read de Beauvoir, there'd be fewer Catholics. Could you elaborate?

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