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Just to clarify, CRS is definitely not a missionary group. It is the second largest relief organization in the world, (after CARE), and yes, it's part of the Catholic charities network but they do zero missionary work anywhe
my mom, anesthesiologist, worked for them for years. i got dragged along on a trip or two. sure seemed like a lot of nuns in charge of things to me. and i don't think you quite understand what "missionary work" means.


either way. i met mostly medical people working for them. it struck me as a sort of humanitarian french foreign legion. if you wanted to get way from your troubles and disappear for a few years it was a very good way to go.
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