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wrote a blistering editorial against 'Jewish bankers who rule the world' and bluntly warned that the
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was opened. The main altar was completed and blessed in 2000. The restoration of most of the church was completed in 2003, and the central gates were opened. Restoration of the interior of the church is ongoing.
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