doctrinal
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Antiqua et Nova, a doctrinal note of the Catholic Church published in January of 2025, uses the term “human person.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Bishop James Massa, the top doctrinal official of the U.S. bishops’ conference, said the pope is upholding just war theory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
The connection between that earlier theory and the present case is structural rather than doctrinal.
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2026
By restoring deference to informed business judgment while reinforcing clearer doctrinal boundaries, Delaware has moved to re-establish the balance that long underpinned confidence in incentives, leadership stability, and predictable rules.
From Barron's ● Jan. 14, 2026
Superstition was a widely available nostrum for people powerless against the miseries of famine, pestilence and deadly doctrinal conflict.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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