"It is necessary to obey a Pope in……" — Pope Innocent III
"It is necessary to obey a Pope in all things as long as he does not go against the universal customs of the Church, but should he go against the universal customs of the Church, he need not be followed."
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Pope Innocent III
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11 Quotes by Pope Innocent III
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Kill them all, for God knows His own.
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The universal Church of the faithful is one outside of which none is saved.
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By heart we believe and by mouth confess the one Church, not of heretics but the Holy Roman, Catholic, and…
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God forbid that all children, of whom daily so great a multitude die, would perish, but that also for these,…
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Every cleric must obey the Pope, even if he commands what is evil; for no one may judge the Pope.
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So much must I live for others, that almost I am a stranger to myself.
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The Pope should not flatter himself about his power nor should he rashly glory in his honor and high estate,…
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The Jews' guilt of the crucifixion of Jesus consigned them to perpetual servitude, and, like Cain, they are to be…
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Anyone who attempts to construe a personal view of God which conflicts with church dogma must be burned without pity.
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Not to oppose erroneous doctrine is to approve of it, and not to defend at all true doctrine is to…
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