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Obey your bishop! "Obey those set over you [Heb 13:17]," the teachers of the Church… I remind you, my dear friends, of… — Bernard of Clairvaux Copy Share Image
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We as the Church need to express wherever appropriate and wherever possible our stance against the death penalty. We need to talk… — Gabino Zavala Copy Share Image
Perhaps the dumbest of these story lines is that [Pope] Francis has re-opened conversation and debate in a Church that had been… — George Weigel Copy Share Image
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![“Obey your bishop! "Obey those set over you [Heb 13:17]," the teachers of the Church… I remind you, my dear friends, of what I said when I was with you: do not receive any outside or unknown preacher, unless he be sent by your bishop or preaches with the permission of the pope. For "how shall they…” quote by Bernard of Clairvaux](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea6/bernard-of-clairvaux-3845_bishops_obey-your-bishop-obey-those-set-over-you_2063151.jpg)
![“Perhaps the dumbest of these story lines is that [Pope] Francis has re-opened conversation and debate in a Church that had been closed and claustrophobic for 35 years under John Paul II and Benedict XVI. I defy anyone who, over the last 35 years, has spent time on the campuses of Notre Dame or…” quote by George Weigel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fe/george-weigel-9372_benedict-xvi_perhaps-the-dumbest-of-these-story-lines_1945253.jpg)
![“But ripped out of context, ["Who am I to judge?" phrase] has become an all-purpose filter through which everything else - including the pope's multiple reaffirmations of Humanae Vitae, Paul VI's encyclical on the morally appropriate means of family planning - gets airbrushed out of the picture.” quote by George Weigel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1d/george-weigel-9372_appropriate_but-ripped-out-of-context-who-am-i-to-ju_146817.jpg)
![“A Christian anarchist has no business belonging to such a reactionary organization [the Catholic Church]. I do not believe in original sin, indulgences, the infallibility of the pope, or obedience to any church official if it is against my conscience. I am not interested in earning "merit" or in…” quote by Ammon Hennacy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f0/ammon-hennacy-33177_anarchist_a-christian-anarchist-has-no-business-be_2906303.png)
![“[Pope] Clement waved his hands in irritation as if to dismiss the very idea. "The world is crumbling into ruin. Armies are marching. Men and women are dying everywhere, in huge numbers. Fields are abandoned and towns deserted. The wrath of the Lord is upon us and He may be intending to destroy the…” quote by Iain Pears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd8/iain-pears-9652_chaos_pope-clement-waved-his-hands-in-irritati_2303657.jpg)
![“In the agreement to rescue Rome [i.e., the Roman Catholic Church's hierarchy] from the predicament of losing its world control to Protestantism, and to preserve the spiritual and temporal supremacy which the popes [had] 'usurped' during the Middle Ages, Rome now 'sold' the [Roman Catholic] Church…” quote by John Daniel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e75/john-daniel-33836_age_in-the-agreement-to-rescue-rome-i-e-the_1110756.jpg)
![“One of the topics that [Pope Francis] wants to raise, according to many Vatican analysts, is given the shortage of - worldwide shortage of priests is the possibility of a married priesthood. But he needs more backing from his bishops right now.” quote by Sylvia Poggioli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb0/sylvia-poggioli-32511_analysts_one-of-the-topics-that-pope-francis-want_2841165.jpg)
![“It was the final session of the Council, the most essential, in which the Pope [Paul VI] was to bestow upon all humanity the teachings of the Council. He announced this to me on that day with these words, ‘I am about to blow the seven trumpets of the Apocalypse.’” quote by Jean Guitton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0be/jean-guitton-44844_apocalypse_it-was-the-final-session-of-the-council_2320921.png)
