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Captain Francis McCullagh, "The Bolshevik Persecution of Christianity," Dutton and Company, 1924, page 192.
 • Adressing the court during his political show trial in 1923.
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If the Soviet Government orders me to act against my conscience, I do not obey. As for teaching the Catechism, the Catholic Church holds that children must be taught their religion, no matter what the law says. Conscience is above the law. No law which is against the conscience can bind.

— Leonid Feodorov

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "If the Soviet Government orders me to act against my conscience, I do not obey. As for teaching the Catechism, the Catholic Church holds that children must be taught their religion, no matter what the law says. Conscience is above the law. No law which is against the conscience can bind." in the context of "Captain Francis McCullagh, "The Bolshevik Persecution of Christianity," Dutton and Company, 1924, page 192.
 • Adressing the court during his political show trial in 1923." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Leonid Feodorov

About Leonid Feodorov

Leonid Ivanovich Feodorov (Russian: Леонидъ Ивановичъ Фёдоровъ) (1879–1935) was a bishop and Exarch for the Russian Catholic Church, in addition to being a survivor of the GULAG. After painstaking investigation, he was beatified by Pope John Paul II on June 27, 2001.