--- title: "3 Apostles Quotes By Pope Paul VI" description: "3 Apostles quotes by Pope Paul VI. Plus more from Pope Paul VI and more Apostles sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ab/pope-paul-vi-7633_abstract_christ-did-not-found-an-abstract-religio_195326.jpg" --- > [Christ did not found an abstract religion, a mere school of religious thought. He setup a community of apostles, of teachers, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-paul-vi/christ-did-not-found-an-abstract-religion-a-mere-school-of-religious/) [Pope Paul VI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-paul-vi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ab/pope-paul-vi-7633_abstract_christ-did-not-found-an-abstract-religio_195326.jpg) > [The pope is becoming a missionary, you will say. Yes, the pope is becoming a missionary, which means a witness, a shepherd,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-paul-vi/the-pope-is-becoming-a-missionary-you-will-say-yes-the-pope-is/) [Pope Paul VI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-paul-vi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed2/pope-paul-vi-7633_apostles_the-pope-is-becoming-a-missionary-you-wi_1257318.jpg) > [The Catholic Church holds that it is not admissible to ordain women to the priesthood, for very fundamental reasons. These reasons include:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-paul-vi/the-catholic-church-holds-that-it-is-not-admissible-to-ordain-women/) [Pope Paul VI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-paul-vi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4eb/pope-paul-vi-7633_apostles_the-catholic-church-holds-that-it-is-not_2441653.jpg) ## Other authors on Apostles - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pope-benedict-xvi-75881.jpg) Pope Benedict XVI 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apostles/pope-benedict-xvi/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-pope-francis-75890.jpg) Pope Francis 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apostles/pope-francis/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-martin-luther-64750.jpg) Martin Luther 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apostles/martin-luther/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gregory-palamas-39489.jpg) Gregory Palamas 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apostles/gregory-palamas/) - [Saint Augustine 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apostles/saint-augustine/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-cassian-51120.jpg) John Cassian 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apostles/john-cassian/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-irenaeus-of-lyons-44519.jpg) Irenaeus of Lyons 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apostles/irenaeus-of-lyons/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-adolf-anderssen-9526.jpg) Ignatius of Antioch 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apostles/ignatius-of-antioch/) ## More by Pope Paul VI > [For you deal here above all with human life, and human life is sacred; no one may dare make an attempt upon it. Respect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-paul-vi/for-you-deal-here-above-all-with-human-life-and-human-life-is-sacred/) [Pope Paul VI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-paul-vi/) > [“To love can mean 'to love oneself,' and often love is no more than a juxtaposition of two solitudes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-paul-vi/to-love-can-mean-to-love-oneself-and-often-love-is-no-more-than-a/) [Pope Paul VI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-paul-vi/) > [The unique and indivisible existence of the Lord glorious in heaven, is not multiplied, but is rendered present by the sacrament in the many…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-paul-vi/the-unique-and-indivisible-existence-of-the-lord-glorious-in-heaven/) [Pope Paul VI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-paul-vi/) > [Twenty-two martyrs were recognized, but there were many more, and not only Catholics. There were also Anglicans and some Mohammedans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-paul-vi/twenty-two-martyrs-were-recognized-but-there-were-many-more-and-not/) [Pope Paul VI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-paul-vi/) > [Peace is not merely the absence of war. Nor can it be reduced solely to the maintenance of a balance of power between enemies.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-paul-vi/peace-is-not-merely-the-absence-of-war-nor-can-it-be-reduced-solely/) [Pope Paul VI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-paul-vi/) > [Christ did not found an abstract religion, a mere school of religious thought. He setup a community of apostles, of teachers, with the task…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-paul-vi/christ-did-not-found-an-abstract-religion-a-mere-school-of-religious/) [Pope Paul VI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-paul-vi/) > [Marriage and conjugal love are by their nature ordained toward the procreation and education of children. Children are really the supreme gift of marriage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-paul-vi/marriage-and-conjugal-love-are-by-their-nature-ordained-toward-the/) [Pope Paul VI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-paul-vi/) > [Every mother is like Moses. She does not enter the promised land. She prepares a world she will not see.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-paul-vi/every-mother-is-like-moses-she-does-not-enter-the-promised-land-she/) [Pope Paul VI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-paul-vi/) > [We see in these swift and skillful travelers a symbol of our life, which seeks to be a pilgrimage and a passage on this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-paul-vi/we-see-in-these-swift-and-skillful-travelers-a-symbol-of-our-life/) [Pope Paul VI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-paul-vi/) > [After long centuries, agrarian civilization is weakening. Is sufficient attention being devoted to the arrangement and improvement of the life of the country people,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-paul-vi/after-long-centuries-agrarian-civilization-is-weakening-is-sufficient/) [Pope Paul VI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-paul-vi/) > [The world calls for and expects from us simplicity of life, the spirit of prayer, charity towards all, especially towards the lowly and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-paul-vi/the-world-calls-for-and-expects-from-us-simplicity-of-life-the-spirit/) [Pope Paul VI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-paul-vi/) > [I met a hundred men going to Delhi and everyone is my brother.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-paul-vi/i-met-a-hundred-men-going-to-delhi-and-everyone-is-my-brother/) [Pope Paul VI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-paul-vi/) > [The Eucharistic mystery stands at the heart and center of the liturgy since it is the fount of life by which we are cleansed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-paul-vi/the-eucharistic-mystery-stands-at-the-heart-and-center-of-the-liturgy/) [Pope Paul VI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-paul-vi/) > [Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the Living Heart of each of our parishes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-paul-vi/jesus-in-the-blessed-sacrament-is-the-living-heart-of-each-of-our/) [Pope Paul VI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-paul-vi/) > [This pious practice, by which the Blessed Virgin Mary is honored and the Christian people enriched with spiritual gifts, gladdens and consoles us. Mary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-paul-vi/this-pious-practice-by-which-the-blessed-virgin-mary-is-honored-and/) [Pope Paul VI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-paul-vi/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/apostles/pope-paul-vi/#itemlist", "name": "3 Apostles Quotes By Pope Paul VI", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Christ did not found an abstract religion, a mere school of religious thought. He setup a community of apostles, of teachers, with the task of spreading His message and so giving rise to a society of believers: His Church. 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