{"id":7066,"date":"2004-07-07T09:17:39","date_gmt":"2004-07-07T09:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2004\/07\/new_nj_bishop.html"},"modified":"2004-07-07T09:17:39","modified_gmt":"2004-07-07T09:17:39","slug":"new_nj_bishop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2004\/07\/new_nj_bishop.html","title":{"rendered":"New NJ Bishop"},"content":{"rendered":"

Installed in Paterson<\/a><\/p>\n

Associates say Bishop Serratelli is a strict adherent to orthodox church teachings but is not confrontational in his preaching.<\/p>\n

He said his new duties would focus on bringing “to others the whole truth of the Gospel,” adding: “We are vigorous for the sake of the common good in our respect for all human life, from conception to natural death. For only a society that safeguards the fundamental right to life for all will stand. <\/p>\n

“We are unswerving in our support of family life. And we are unrelenting in the struggle for all God’s children, especially the poor and the marginalized, to have their rightful place at the banquet of life.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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