By the same token, the new and stringent Ultramontanism on the Catholic Left - in which even the mildest questions about how… — George Weigel Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Jesus Christ conferred power upon Peter, but what sort of power was it? Jesus’ three questions to Peter about love are followed… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Which is why I'd like to tip off law enforcement to an even larger child-abusing religious cult. Its leader also has a… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Pope John Paul II was a great presence on the stage. Pope Benedict is a much more gentle and refined person, and… — Vincent Nichols Copy Share Image
In one sense what may pass between the pope and myself may be trivialities. In another sense the fact of talking trivialities… — Geoffrey Fisher Copy Share Image
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In a real world, the one outside the rarified atmosphere where Popes meet Archbishops of Canterbury, people no longer care whether somebody… — Tom Harpur Copy Share Image
[Sviatoslav] Schevchuk, in the dogmatic part declares himself to be a son of the Church and in communion with the bishop of… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
Communication has always been at the service of power. Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel for the Pope. Is it not an advertisement… — Oliviero Toscani Copy Share Image
As for the Pope, I am too old to be frightened by his shadow, and am quite sure his shadow or Substance… — Ezra Cornell Copy Share Image
Pope Francis has taught us by his example how we can witness with our lives and actions to our faith and moral… — John I. Jenkins Copy Share Image
The question is gonna be, what is the pope doing? For whom is the pope doing it, if the pope is doing… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
Who cares what a man's style is, so it is intelligible,--as intelligible as his thought. Literally and really, the style is no… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
If the Pope were to deny that the death penalty could be an exercise of retributive justice, he would be overthrowing the… — Avery Dulles Copy Share Image
Perhaps I had better inform my Protestant readers that the famous Dogma of Papal Infallibility is by far the most modest pretension… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
There are three kinds of despots. There is the despot who tyrannizes over the body. There is the despot who tyrannizes over… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Because I know that the early Greeks and Romans and the early Europeans at that age did not see racism as we… — Immortal Technique Copy Share Image
I pray the Pope [Francis] can use his moral authority to inspire true religious freedom, and bring us closer to the day… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
I happen to be catholic, and I heard that the pope was asking that we abolish the death penalty and I would… — John Cabello Copy Share Image
There are a lot days where I don't know if God exists. There are a lot of days where I think the… — Lino Rulli Copy Share Image
The kinds of truth that art gives us many, many times are small truths. They don't have the resonance of an encyclical… — Seamus Heaney Copy Share Image
We had better be without God's laws than the Pope's.” To which Tyndale passionately responded: “I defy the Pope, and all his… — William Tyndale Copy Share Image
Eisenhower was less deferential to the military than he seemed likely to be, Kennedy was not at all beholden to the pope,… — David K. Shipler Copy Share Image
We all have known good critics, who have stamped out poet's hopes; Good statesmen, who pulled ruin on the state; Good patriots,… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning Copy Share Image
The discussion which was made by Luther, Melancthon, and the other persons who preceded the Reformation, opened the eyes or the public;… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
I think what Pope Francis is saying is that nobody's perfect, you know? And so someone like Joe Biden, you know, where… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
What a contrast between the stern and desolate poetry of Ossian, and that of Chaucer, and even of Shakespeare and Milton, much… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
I believe in an America that is officially neither Catholic, Protestant nor Jewish; where no public official either requests or accepts instructions… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
He's a tremendous breath of fresh air. The things he [Pope Francis] has done in a short period of time: the fact… — Desmond Tutu Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
[Pope Francis] has done this not through angry speeches, but through the powerful symbols and examples of embracing a badly deformed man,… — John I. Jenkins Copy Share Image
John XXI was a very great pope and he's the one who actually corrected the liturgy. He did so because of his… — Elie Wiesel Copy Share Image
I think it is quite remarkable actually that Pope Benedict has a sense of the variety of ways in which it is… — Vincent Nichols Copy Share Image
And of course most non-Catholics imagine that the Church is immensely rich, and that all Catholic institutions make money hand over fist,… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
I have very good relations with Pope Francis. I read constantly what he says and follow his speeches. Pope Francis has come… — Nicolas Maduro Copy Share Image
Pope had been flattered till he thought himself one of the moving powers of the system of life. When he talked of… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
We always think of saints as these monks or nuns or popes or priests from centuries ago who were celibate or lived… — Lino Rulli Copy Share Image
“The seasonal urge is strong in poets. Milton wrote chiefly in winter. Keats looked for spring to wake him up (as it… — Helen Bevington Copy Share Image
Jesuits make a vow of obedience to the Pope. But if the Pope is a Jesuit, perhaps he has to make a… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
![“By the same token, the new and stringent Ultramontanism on the Catholic Left - in which even the mildest questions about how things are working in this pontificate are denounced as treasonous disloyalty - is an affront to the open conversation for which the pope [FRANCIS] has called.” quote by George Weigel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e10/george-weigel-9372_affront_by-the-same-token-the-new-and-stringent_1885252.jpg)
![“[Sviatoslav] Schevchuk, in the dogmatic part declares himself to be a son of the Church and in communion with the bishop of Rome and the Church. He speaks of the Pope and his closeness of the Pope and of himself, his faith, and also of the Orthodox people there. The dogmatic part, there's no…” quote by Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb6/pope-francis-85_bishops_sviatoslav-schevchuk-in-the-dogmatic-par_464672.jpg)
![“I pray the Pope [Francis] can use his moral authority to inspire true religious freedom, and bring us closer to the day when freedom can finally take root on the island country; because only then will the people of Cuba prosper and have the opportunity to live out God's plan.” quote by Marco Rubio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/990/marco-rubio-355_authority_i-pray-the-pope-francis-can-use-his-mora_1464407.jpg)
![“He's a tremendous breath of fresh air. The things he [Pope Francis] has done in a short period of time: the fact that he does not live in a huge papal mansion and just dropped by in the dining room where ordinary people have meals. You think of his background, where he didn't use limousines in…” quote by Desmond Tutu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f8/desmond-tutu-442_air_he-s-a-tremendous-breath-of-fresh-air-th_2356662.jpg)
![“[Pope Francis] has done this not through angry speeches, but through the powerful symbols and examples of embracing a badly deformed man, welcoming refugees to the Vatican, strolling through a shanty town in Rome, visiting a home for the elderly, washing the feet of prisoners on Holy Thursday, and…” quote by John I. Jenkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06c/john-i-jenkins-29667_angry_pope-francis-has-done-this-not-through-a_1470761.jpg)
