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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Protestantism |
 | | And that is another reason why private judgment, though upheld in theory, has not been carried out in practice. |
 | | As a matter of fact, all Protestant denominations are under constituted authorities, be they called priest or presbyters, elders or ministers, pastors or presidents. |
 | | Notwithstanding the contradiction between the freedom they proclaim and the obedience they exact, their rule has often been tyrannical to a degree, especially in Calvinistic communities. |
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