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PLURIFORMITY

Diversity in the Catholic Church's practice, reflected in the different rites, adapting the one, unchangeable faith to the different cultural traditions of the people.

All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

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