Pope Quotes · Page 2

A Roman Catholic worships a god who speaks through the Pope, while a Baptist worships a god who does not. They cannot…

— Judith Hayes

The Pope is not a political figure.

— Elliott Abrams

Pope Gelasius in his ninth letter (chap. 26) to the bishops of Lucania condemned the evil practice which had been introduced of…

— Pope Benedict XIV

The Catholic Church spends a lot of time in very poor countries trying to recruit and spread the Gospel. Let me put…

— Rush Limbaugh

But ripped out of context, ["Who am I to judge?" phrase] has become an all-purpose filter through which everything else - including…

— George Weigel

Father Jude Nnorom also criticized his church leaders, saying the simple lifestyle followed by Pope Francis should challenge African bishops to ask…

— Sylvia Poggioli

I believe in the importance of unity among those who know Christ, who profess to be "Christians." . . . I believe…

— James Robison

Art as an aesthetic principle was supported by thousands of years of discernment and psychic rewards, but art as a commodity was…

— Steve Martin

It's too early for a Polish pope.

— Pope John Paul II

We're all God's children. We are all special people, and the Pope is no different.

— Igor Babailov

I know that a Christian should be humble, but against the Pope I am going to be proud and say to him:…

— Martin Luther

I can hear the library humming in the night, a choir of authors murmuring inside their books along the unlit, alphabetical shelves,…

— Billy Collins

No mighty king, no ambitious emperor, no pope, or prophet ever dreamt of such an awesome pulpit, so potent a magic wand.

— Fred W. Friendly

As Pope Francis visits the United States for the very first time, it is our privilege as Catholics and Americans to welcome…

— Marco Rubio

I read all the speeches of the pope, his commentaries, and if the pope continues this way, I will go back to…

— Raul Castro

I hope ["reanimated the papacy"] means that the new interest in the pope evokes a new interest in the Church's teaching, of…

— George Weigel

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition! Our chief weapon is surprise, fear and surprise; two chief weapons, fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency!…

— Graham Chapman

We're all expendable. We think the world's going to stop when a pope dies, or a king. And then... life goes on.

— Sylvester Stallone

I don't know why I have these dreams. I've never wanted to be Pope. In fact, I have a greater affinity to…

— Peter Ustinov

Khomeini was not a puppet like Arafat or Qaddafi or the many other dictators I met in the Islamic world. He was…

— Oriana Fallaci

There are three kinds of despots. There is the despot who tyrannizes over the body. There is the despot who tyrannizes over…

— Oscar Wilde

There are many serious and knotty issues that I must face each day, but the Pope Francis reminds me by his example…

— Wilton Daniel Gregory

Of God's love we can say two things: it is poured out universally for everyone from the Pope to the loneliest wino…

— William Sloane Coffin

My mother said to me, 'If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will…

— Pablo Picasso

The pope [Francis] takes his vocabulary from his pastoral experience, not from the rhetorical tool kit of liberation theology, with its Marxist…

— George Weigel