Bishops Quotes

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If once a man delays castling and his king remains in the center, files will open up against him, bishops sweep the board, rooks will… — Irving Chernev
That new technologies and techniques would be forthcoming was a fundamental article of Christian faith. Hence, no bishops or theologians denounced clocks or sailing ships-although… — Rodney Stark
I was at a benefit for some imprisoned students in the '60s at San Francisco State, and there were lots of poets reading for the… — Thom Gunn
A policeman in plain clothes is a man; in his uniform he is ten. Clothes and title are the most potent thing, the most formidable… — Mark Twain
Accusations are made directly to Rome about theologians from persons who are not theologians. Some of these accusations are anonymous. The local bishop should be… — Godfried Danneels
Lithuanian bishops have been heroic! — Pope Francis
Our real calling to be a compassionate Christian came when we stepped out of the waters of baptismâ€¦ We donâ€™t need a bishopâ€™s assignment to… — Chieko N. Okazaki
If we look back in history for the character of the present sects in Christianity, we shall find a few that have not in their… — Benjamin Franklin
Be spiritually independent enough that your relationship with the Savior doesn't depend on your circumstances or on what other people say and do. Have the… — Chieko N. Okazaki
Practically every movie that shows the pope or even a bishop as a character, and in much of western literature of the last 300 or… — Michael Novak
Justice has its anger, my lord Bishop, and the wrath of justice is an element of progress. Whatever else may be said of it, the… — Victor Hugo
And the bigger the fall, the bigger the joke. It would be better fun to throw a custard pie at a bishop than at a… — George Orwell
Inherent in the ordination to be bishop is both the right and the obligation to be directed by inspiration. — Boyd K. Packer
In a word, we are like the servants of the centurion in the Gospel with regard to the bishops, insofar as when they say to… — Vincent de Paul
In a word, we owe obedience to the bishops in all things pertaining to our work in the missions, with ordinands, etc., but the spiritual… — Vincent de Paul
But the blessed Bishop of Geneva taught his nuns another kind of prayer, which even the sick can make: to remain peacefully in the presence… — Vincent de Paul
Do the bishops seriously imagine that legalising gay marriage will result in thousands of parties to heterosexual marriages suddenly deciding to get divorced so they… — Malcolm Turnbull
I do not think there are many among Bishops that will be saved, but many more that perish. — Saint John Chrysostom
The road to Hell is paved with the bones of priests and monks, and the skulls of bishops are the lamp posts that light the… — Saint John Chrysostom
Even when I was Archbishop of Wales and working with new bishops, I used to say, not realising quite how true it was, 'One of… — Rowan Williams

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