Best Pope Pius XII Quotes
- O Mary Mother of Mercy and Refuge of Sinners! We beseech thee to look with pitying eyes on poor heretics and schismatics. Do thou, who… Art
- The day the Church abandons Her universal tongue will be the day before She returns to the Catecombs. Abandon
- By divine mandate the interpreter and guardian of the Scriptures, and the depository of Sacred Tradition living within her, the Church alone is the entrance… Alone
- But the knowledge and love of our Divine Redeemer, of which we were the object from the first moment of His Incarnation, exceed all that… All
- For centuries, Jews have been unjustly treated and despised. It is time they were treated with justice and humanity. God wills it and the Church… Been
- True science discovers God waiting behind every door. Behind
- Human society is not a machine, and it must not be made such, even in the economic field.... Access to employment [shall not be] made… Access
- It might be said that society speaks through the clothing it wears. Through its clothing it reveals its secret aspirations and uses it, at least… Aspiration
- The most insidious of sophisms are usually repeated to justify immodesty and seem to be the same everywhere. Everywhere
- How many young girls there are who do not see any wrongdoing in following certain shameless styles like so many sheep. They certainly would blush… Any
- Beyond fashion and its demands, there are higher and more pressing laws, principles superior to fashion, and unchangeable, which under no circumstances can be sacrificed… Been
- When she was thrown into the air by a savage bull in the amphitheatre at Carthage, her first thought and action when she fell to… Action
- Mainly through sins of impurity, do the forces of darkness subjugate souls. Darkness
- Christian mothers, if only you knew the future of distress and peril, of shame ill-restrained, that you prepare for your sons and daughters in imprudently… Accustoming
- These principles have been proclaimed by God, by the Church, by the Saints, by reason, by Christian morality. Been
- Below the knee, halfway down the arm, and two finger widths below the collarbone. Arm
- How many girls there are who do not see any wrongdoing in following certain shameless styles like so many sheep. They certainly would blush if… Any
- But how can you know anything of the impression made on others? Who can assure you that others do not draw therefrom incentives to evil?… Assure
- The good of our soul is more important than that of our body; and we have to prefer the spiritual welfare of our neighbor to… Bodily
- Let no Christian therefore, whether philosopher or theologian, embrace eagerly and lightly whatever novelty happens to be thought up from day to day, but rather… Balanced
- If a worker is deprived of hope to acquire some personal property, what other natural stimulus can be offered him that will inspire him to… Acquire
- Let nothing novel be introduced! Catholic
- "Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's and unto God the things which are God's." One would like to add: Give unto man things… Add
- Feeding the birds is also a form of prayer. Bird
- Henceforth it will be the task of this Sacred Congregation not only to examine carefully the books denounced to it, to prohibit them if necessary,… Book