Synopsis
James Grant from Love & Money discusses why being a Roman Catholic is important to him, while Eamonn Spratt defends the values of his church.
- Programme: A-Z of Belief
- Episode: Contemporary Catholicism
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 1990
- Religious Education
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