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POPSThe Continuing Conquest of Native America The artifacts and structures at the Marriott Site are not the property of the Marriott Chain. They are not even the property of the Peruvian Government. In fact, like Teotihuacan, this site should not even be considered property any more. Property is an abstract concept involving bundles of rights that can be sliced and diced into oblivion. These sites and their contents are sacred symbols of humanity that should be protected at all costs.
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POPSLa Paz celebrates Day of the Skulls Earlier this month the Church called on the faithful to stop using human skulls at special mass celebrations. The Archbishop of La Paz, Edmundo Abastoflor, urged followers of the Andean rite to "let them rest in peace". Some inside the Church even link the practice to the occult. However, some priests believe they have no other choice than to let people pray Catholic prayers to their skulls, and even allow them to go to church with them. "I receive them and not as enemies of the Catholic faith," the cemetery's Roman Catholic priest, Father Jaime Fernandez, told the BBC after giving an informal blessing to thousands of skull-carrying devotees at the cemetery's chapel. "Officially the Catholic Church does not recognise such a thing," Father Fernandez adds. But, let's be honest, in the end, who am I to stop their uncontrollable faith?"
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POPSSpanish School Peru Learn Spanish at Spanish School in Argentina, Chile and Peru. Learn Spanish Abroad with accommodation.
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