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Controversy over a Dominican nun’s remarks about Jesus “flirting” with the Samaritan woman

Oct 8, 2026 79,136 views

Sister Helen Alford, president of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, faces criticism on social media for using the term during her remarks before Pope Leo XIV at an event marking the 10th anniversary of Amoris Laetitia Drawing on a fellow Dominican’s...

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Controversy over a Dominican nun’s remarks about Jesus “flirting” with the Samaritan woman

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