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Mon 08 Aug 2008Two bishops criticise opening of parish records
TWO CATHOLIC bishops have objected to a decision by the National Library to provide public access to microfilm copies of historic parish registers from their dioceses.
The bishops' objections are recorded in letters sent to the library last May, at the time it reversed previous policy and reopened public access to copies of the registers.
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