A Legend In His Own Minefield

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John Mendelssohn
Apr 05, 2010
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Reading the accusations swirling around the Pope, I’m reminded yet again of the wisdom of the old saying Timing is everything. Had the present controversy raged in the spring of 1985, when I opened the first papal supplies store in northern California's Sonoma County, I can’t imagine that it would have been the success it has been.

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