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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
defrock .
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It matters little whether it defrocks NPR or not, the threat alone, is, as it's been in the past, enough to make NPR and the CPB submissive, compliant, and non-threatening at best and even better, a reliable mouthpiece for conservative views and an even larger parade of conservative pundits, analysts, and politicians to grace NPR's microphones.
Earl Ofari Hutchinson: GOP Plays NPR Card to Limbaughize the Media Earl Ofari Hutchinson 2011
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Levada is now the highest-ranking American at the Vatican and head of the office that defrocks pedophile priests.
Cardinal William Levada, Vatican Official, Left Abusive Priest, Milton Walsh, In Pastor Job 2010
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Also, while we're demanding that Obama leave his church and repudiate Rev. Wright, I'm wondering this Easter weekend when people will demand that Louisiana's Catholic politicians leave the Catholic church unless it defrocks Archbishop Hughes.
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Levada is now the highest-ranking American at the Vatican and head of the office that defrocks pedophile priests.
Cardinal William Levada, Vatican Official, Left Abusive Priest, Milton Walsh, In Pastor Job 2010
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The entry "Greek Orthodox Church defrocks Dallas priest suspected of child abuse"
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Greek Orthodox Church defrocks Dallas priest suspected of child abuse
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Methodist Church defrocks Lesbian minister, reinst ...
11/01/2005 2005
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Methodist Church defrocks Lesbian minister, reinstates bigot minister who refused to permit gays in church by on
11/01/2005 2005
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June 2005 - Church, in sex scandal, defrocks seven priests who had served in dozens of area parishes.
Winging It 2011
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The highest-ranking American at the Vatican and head of the office that defrocks pedophile priests kept some accused molesters in the church and failed to share some allegations with police or parishioners when he was archbishop in
WN.com - Articles related to Canadian Cardinal Named to Top Vatican Job 2010
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