God forbid that all children, of whom daily so great a multitude die, would perish, but that also for these, the merciful God, who wishes no one to perish, has procured some remedy unto salvation… — Pope Innocent III Copy Share Image
It is necessary to obey a Pope in all things as long as he does not go against the universal customs of the Church,… — Pope Innocent III Copy Share
So much must I live for others, that almost I am a stranger to myself. — Pope Innocent III Copy Share
God forbid that all children, of whom daily so great a multitude die, would perish, but that also for these, the merciful God, who… — Pope Innocent III Copy Share
This [Magna Carta] has been forced from the King. It constitutes an insult to the Holy See, a serious weakening of the royal power,… — Pope Innocent III Copy Share
Every cleric must obey the Pope, even if he commands what is evil; for no one may judge the Pope. — Pope Innocent III Copy Share
Not to oppose erroneous doctrine is to approve of it, and not to defend at all true doctrine is to suppress it. — Pope Innocent III Copy Share
The Pope should not flatter himself about his power nor should he rashly glory in his honor and high estate, because the less he… — Pope Innocent III Copy Share
The universal Church of the faithful is one outside of which none is saved. — Pope Innocent III Copy Share
If it shall be necessary, through sentences of excommunication against their persons and of interdict against their lands, all backsliding being put an end… — Pope Innocent III Copy Share
The mysteries of the faith are not to [be] explained rashly to anyone. Usually in fact, they cannot be understood by everyone but only… — Pope Innocent III Copy Share
By heart we believe and by mouth confess the one Church, not of heretics but the Holy Roman, Catholic, and Apostolic Church outside which… — Pope Innocent III Copy Share
We believe that the Greeks have been punished through [the Crusades] by the just judgement of God: these Greeks who have striven to rend… — Pope Innocent III Copy Share
Anyone who attempts to construe a personal view of God which conflicts with church dogma must be burned without pity. — Pope Innocent III Copy Share
The Jews' guilt of the crucifixion of Jesus consigned them to perpetual servitude, and, like Cain, they are to be wanderers and fugitives. The… — Pope Innocent III Copy Share
