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James Carroll Jesus And The Modern Man Analysis

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Ryan Cervantes
Mrs. Murray
ERWC / Period 6
12 November 2014
Letter to the Editor: James Carroll Jesus and the Modern Man Author James Carroll in the Op-Ed Jesus and the Modern Man published in November 9, 2014 on nytimes.com addresses the topic of religion and argues that Catholics do a lot when it comes to serving God and how the modern man can do to serve God. Carroll supports his claim by first pulling out all the negativity toward the Catholic Church, second by explaining the values of the Catholic Church, third by discussing about the sins of the world and how the Church cannot do anything about them, and concluding with the values and beliefs of the Catholic Church and how Catholics serve the Lord better than the other branches of Christianity. I believe that the Catholic branch in terms of Christianity is the way to go if any modern man wants to be spiritually enriched with God’s grace. As a fellow Catholic, I believe that Catholics serve God and the Lord by keeping Christian …show more content…

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