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This form of justification, which became known as "laxism," may explain why Jesuit priests were the confessors of choice among Europe's Catholic aristocracy.
But Banks chooses to begin with the medicine men and priests in Africa, who are, he asserts, the ancestors of contemporary African-American intellectuals.
The Augustine priests saw the similarity between these Aztec celebrations and the Christmas festivities and chose this opportunity to teach the new religion to the Aztecs.
Colorful temples are presided over by priests, and reed boats ply the waterways in this interesting park that will certainly help children understand how the people may have lived — it may also help the adults.
The latter was built by Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa to split and counteract the powerful influence of Nishi-Honganji, which had attracted thousands of followers with its free-wheeling Buddhism: it allowed priests to marry and have children, permitted the eating of meat, and renounced traditional ascetic practices.