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Spiritual Warfare in the church; but the gates of hell will not prevail against her.","date":"May 21st 2022"}]},"bulk_discount_rates":[],"meta_keywords":"Clergy,Catholic Church,Scandal","show_quantity_input":1,"AddThisServiceButtonMeta":"","videos":{"list":[{"id":"-NNR_2mVHzM","title_short":"The Smoke of S...","title_long":"The Smoke of Satan Trailer (TAN Books)","description_long":"The Smoke of Satan: How Corrupt and Cowardly Bishops Betrayed Christ, His Church, and the Faithful . . . and What Can Be Done About It\n\nThe sex-abuse scandal, which has erupted anew in 2018, poses the greatest challenge that the Catholic Church has faced since the Reformation. 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