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“Sunday is a Catholic institution, and its claims to observance can be defended only on Catholic principles. From beginning to end of the Scriptures there is not a single passage that warrants the transfer of weekly public worship from the last day of the week to the first.”

Catholic Press.

The point

A Catholic paper concedes Sunday worship has no scriptural basis, resting on church authority alone.

Scripture
Audience
Adults
Tone
Informative · Challenging
To tell aloud
under a minute · 48 words
Subjects
Catholic ChurchWorshipSabbathTradition Vs. ScriptureProphecyScriptureSunday

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