Good friday Quote by Ken Untener

Those who saw Pope John Paul II either in person or through the mass media glimpsed a man who millions of Catholics believe may…

— Chris Matthews

I grew up Catholic. We went to confession on Saturday, stood in the shortest line, since it led to the priest who gave the…

— Regina Brett

“I understood why Catholics confess,even though they must know priests share the same sins, or worse.It does not matter who was listening; what mattered…

— Paulo Coelho

Pope John Paul II spoke with a lot of clarity and consistency. But he always spoke with immense compassion. He's the one who said…

— Chris Matthews

Confession is something we will never outgrow, even if we become the saints God made us to be. Pope John Paul II and Mother…

— Donald Wuerl

I didn't really start writing about the church in earnest until the mid-2000s, so I wasn't present for or a participant in a lot…

— Ross Douthat

For us Catholics, John Paul II will be remembered as a traveling Pope ... and we should also remember he preached world peace. When…

— Hugo Chavez

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

When has the pope ever questioned the faith of another private citizen?

— Donald Trump

It is with extreme sadness that we hear of the passing of the leader of the world's Catholics, His Holiness Pope John Paul II,…

— Mohammad Khatami

Pope John Paul II himself was kind of a rather independent, creative man. I remember being told by somebody who worked very close with…

— Chris Matthews

“Every priest who hears confessions is, by definition, an accessory to ever crime he hears about and does not report to the authorities.”

— David Silverman