Costas Taktsis

Do you really think it’s behaving like a Christian to be glad when you see death and ruin falling on your fellow men? Is that what Christ taught us?

Do you really think it’s behaving like a Christian to be glad when you see death and ruin falling on your fellow men? Is that what Christ taught us?

– Costas Taktsis –

The Third Wedding

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