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The pope [Francis] takes his vocabulary from his pastoral experience, not from the rhetorical tool kit of liberation theology, with its Marxist yammering about…

— George Weigel

The "encounter" with the people on the peripheries is intended to draw them into the circle of common care and concern - that call…

— George Weigel

“A Franciscan Benediction”

— Philip Yancey

I think, internally, we Catholics have known this for a long time. I think we're just thrilled and grateful that the rest of the…

— Chris Matthews

“...the Pope vigorously upholds the real power of redemption to liberate the human heart from the domination of lust, calling men and women to…

— Christopher West

The pope has been called many things, historic figure, spiritual leader, moral force. But a growing chorus of voices has begun to refer to…

— Chris Matthews

“No matter how much the original Rule of St. Francis has changed, I think his spirit and his inspiration are still the fundamental thing…

— Thomas Merton

“That we shall, in like manner, without respect of persons endeavour the extirpation of Popery, Prelacy, (that is, church-government by Archbishops, Bishops, their Chancellors,…

— Various

I'm not Catholic, but I have a great deal of respect for Pope John Paul. I think that he has stood firm on the…

— James Dobson

I found myself immediately attracted to Pope John Paul II when, upon his election to the Papacy, his published speeches invariably called attention to…

— Robert H. Schuller

“Over the pope as the expression of the binding claim of ecclesiastical authority, there still stands one’s own conscience, which must be obeyed before…

— Anonymous

[Pope] Francis communicates the pastoral embrace of the Church, the breadth and inclusiveness of Catholicism symbolized by the Bernini colonnade around St. Peter's Square,…

— George Weigel