11. It was in that experience, he said, that he saw the types of good deeds and profound kindnesses that the church teaches. 12. Look, the church has always taught that single people have to remain celibate. 13. Most Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant churches teach that evil powers exist, are strong, perverse, wily and, yes, diabolical. 14. Nothing the church teaches, he says, was remotely akin to the delusional behavior his daughter exhibited that night. 15. Reform churches teach the Protestant understanding that Christ is present in the community that celebrates Holy Communion. 16. Still others said the bishops were right on target, that the church teaches tolerance and should never abandon one of its own. 17. The church once taught that it was the place where unbaptized infants went when they died. 18. The church teaches that Jesus ascended bodily into heaven, saying that if he did not leave, the Holy Spirit could not come to enliven the church. 19. The church teaches that God raised him from the dead for his faithfulness. 20. The church teaches women that they should wait until marriage for sex. |