Pope Quotes

294 Pope quotes by 219 unique authors

The modern mind will accept nothing on authority, but will accept anything on no authority. Say that the Bible or the Pope says so and… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The idea that 'preaching the Gospel' has nothing to do with sex and that 'preaching about sex' has nothing to do with the Gospel betrays… — Christopher West
Pope Gelasius in his ninth letter (chap. 26) to the bishops of Lucania condemned the evil practice which had been introduced of women serving the… — Pope Benedict XIV
It's just so hard sometimes to work out where people stand on these things. I mean, isn't the Pope a feminist? — Elizabeth Joan Smith
When you say you're a padre, people ask when did you become a parent. When you say you're a cardinal, they tell you to work… — Tommy Lasorda
I find myself having these conversations where I go...You know, the guy, in that place. The guy in the place with the thing, you know.… — Dave Barry
Ambition begat simony; simony begat the pope and his brethren, about the time of the Babylonish captivity — Martin Luther
As for the Pope, I am too old to be frightened by his shadow, and am quite sure his shadow or Substance will do less… — Ezra Cornell
The Catholic church, once all her assets have been put together, is the most formidable stockbroker in the world. The Vatican, independently of each successive… — Avro Manhattan
If you listen carefully to Rick Santorum, he sounds more like Stalin than Pope Innocent III, — Martin Bashir
No compassion will be tolerated for the Jews. We deny the Pope’s statement that there is but one human race. The Jews are parasites. — Robert Ley
There's more religion in my little finger than there is in the pope. But no, I don't believe in God. I am an athiest. A… — Peter Greenaway
We cannot remain silent when someone of the Pope's stature and credibility confuses religious principles for science — Paul Kurtz
Jesus Christ conferred power upon Peter, but what sort of power was it? Jesus’ three questions to Peter about love are followed by three commands:… — Pope Francis
I cannot accept your canon that we are to judge Pope and King unlike other men, with a favorable presumption that they do no wrong.… — Lord Acton
The pope being informed of the great increase of Protestantism, in the year 1542 sent inquisitors to Venice to make an inquiry into the matter,… — John Foxe
Thus it is that Pope Innocent III states [De Consuetudine] that, it is necessary to obey the Pope in all things as long as he,… — Pope Innocent I
I will cause a boy who drives a plow to know more of the scriptures than the pope. — William Tyndale
May the Lord fill you with His blessings and with hatred of the Pope. — Martin Luther
And of course most non-Catholics imagine that the Church is immensely rich, and that all Catholic institutions make money hand over fist, and that all… — Thomas Merton
Pope had been flattered till he thought himself one of the moving powers of the system of life. When he talked of laying down his… — Samuel Johnson
Mr. Churchill, Mr. Prime Minister, how many divisions did you say that the pope had? — Joseph Stalin
I found myself immediately attracted to Pope John Paul II when, upon his election to the Papacy, his published speeches invariably called attention to the… — Robert H. Schuller
Religions are vague, of course. This means that they are easy to follow -you can interpret their prescriptions as you like. but it also means… — Fareed Zakaria
No pope ever condemned slavery. — Joseph McCabe

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