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title: "5 Obey Pope Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [It is necessary to obey a Pope in all things as long as he does not go against the universal customs of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-innocent-iii/it-is-necessary-to-obey-a-pope-in-all-things-as-long-as-he-does-not/)

[Pope Innocent III](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-innocent-iii/)

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> [Every cleric must obey the Pope, even if he commands what is evil; for no one may judge the Pope.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-innocent-iii/every-cleric-must-obey-the-pope-even-if-he-commands-what-is-evil-for/)

[Pope Innocent III](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-innocent-iii/)

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> [ Thus it is that Pope Innocent III states \[De Consuetudine\] that, it is necessary to obey the Pope in all things as… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-innocent-i/thus-it-is-that-pope-innocent-iii-states-de-consuetudine-that-it-is/)

[Pope Innocent I](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-innocent-i/)

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> [Well, you could become a Southern Baptist. I mean, instead of having to obey the Pope, you could just obey your husband.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arianna-huffington/well-you-could-become-a-southern-baptist-i-mean-instead-of-having-to/)

[Arianna Huffington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arianna-huffington/)

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> [The Jesuits have a vow to obey the pope, but if the pope is a Jesuit, maybe he should have a vow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/the-jesuits-have-a-vow-to-obey-the-pope-but-if-the-pope-is-a-jesuit/)

[Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/)

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