Statement from the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference in response to many requests for clarification about the Catholic Church's attitude to the Republic Day festivites.
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Statement of the administrative board of Bishops of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference

- Origin date
- 1 May 1981
- Updated
- 26 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Statement of the administrative board of Bishops of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0119259
South African History Online (2016) ' Statement of the administrative board of Bishops of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0119259 (Accessed: 31 August 2026).
South African History Online, Statement of the administrative board of Bishops of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0119259, (accessed 31 August 2026).
" Statement of the administrative board of Bishops of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0119259. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.
South African History Online. " Statement of the administrative board of Bishops of the Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0119259.
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