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that it was "too dangerous" for Auvity to return to the diocese of Mende: "Many
Catholics," he wrote, "think that Bishop Auvity has lost all authority, and consider that his return would not be without risk to his person, to public peace and to the peace of the Church." Consequently, Auvity announced
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