Sermons shouldn’t last longer than 10 minutes, says the Pope. Is he right?
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Sam Hailes2024-12-13T14:50:00
Last week the Pope repeated his plea to preachers: ”Please, do not go longer than ten minutes, ever! This is very important.” Sam Hailes considers the pros and cons of long sermons
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