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Why do bad things happen to good people?

Fr. Charles Pope, NC Register

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

One of the great mysteries to believer and nonbeliever alike is that of evil and suffering. If there is a God who is omnipotent and omniscient, how can he tolerate evil, injustice and the suffering of the innocent?

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