Pope Quotes - Page 18

• Between Pope Francis tour of the U.S. which I think was a triumph really for liberals, he really sort of for the first time in a long time made the Catholics sort of on the side of liberalism.

  Joy-Ann Reid

  Thinking, Long, Catholic

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• Pope Francis also I think was really pivotal in sort of sanctioning and giving that important cosign to the opening of Cuba.

  Joy-Ann Reid

  Thinking, Giving, Important

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• I think that behind the scenes the Pope [Francis] is seen as more of a religious figure, but obviously he is sort of a global political figure.

  Joy-Ann Reid

  Religious, Thinking, Political

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• I think on the things - the issues that Pope Francis cares about - not just remaking the Church and in just sort of a more compassionate visage, but really on trying to move real policy.

  Joy-Ann Reid

  Real, Moving, Thinking

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• That's his definition of mercy. This is the year of the Mercy Jubilee of the pope. I know that he's against abortion, but he talks about Christ's emphasis on mercy instead of his emphasis on judgment. He talks about the lack of Christian charity and the pride that are afloat in our world these days in terms of making moral judgments on other people. That's really it for Willie. He's really a missionary.

  John H Richardson

  Christian, Pride, Years

  Source: classic.esquire.com

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• I've always been a fan of comedy, and I understood from a young age that what makes most comedy work is the immediacy of first person experience. I'd spent a lot of time from 1995-1998 focusing almost exclusively on poetry, and it's an incredibly difficult form in which to achieve a sustained comic tone unless you're Alexander Pope.

  Kevin Keck

  Age, Fans, Firsts

  Source: therumpus.net

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• I'm a huge admirer of Pope Francis and everything he stands for. I think he's an incredibly connected spiritual and authentic being.

  Joseph Fiennes

  Spiritual, Thinking, Admirer

  "A chat with Joseph Fiennes - star of historical thriller 'Risen'". Interview with Ann Schneible, www.catholicnewsagency.com. February 10, 2016.

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• I wanted to say, "Hey, Pope Francis," but I cried like a baby. I was reduced to a very humble set of feelings, because it was not about what was said: There's a presence. That was a blessing for myself and my family and everyone there to be a part of that.

  Joseph Fiennes

  Baby, Humble, Blessing

  "A chat with Joseph Fiennes - star of historical thriller 'Risen'". Interview with Ann Schneible, www.catholicnewsagency.com. February 10, 2016.

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• I don't know how things stand in the thinking of the Italian parliament. The Pope doesn't get mixed up in Italian politics.

  Pope Francis

  Italian, Thinking, Parliament

  In-flight interview from Mexico to Rome, www.catholicnewsagency.com. February 18, 2016.

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• The humble person is open to being corrected, whereas the arrogant is clearly closed to it. Proud people are supremely confident in their own opinions and insights. No one can admonish them successfully: not a peer, not a local superior, not even the pope himself. They know - and that is the end of the matter. Filled as they are with their own views, the arrogant lack the capacity to see another view.

  Thomas Dubay

  Humble, Views, People

  Thomas Dubay (1997). “Authenticity: A Biblical Theology of Discernment”, p.132, Ignatius Press

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• Zen has no theory. It is a non-theoretical approach into reality. It has no doctrine and no dogma - hence it has no church, no priest, no pope.

  Rajneesh

  Reality, Church, Doctrine

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• The appointing power of the Pope is treated as a public trust, and not as a personal perquisite.

  Grover Cleveland

  Trust, Treated, Public Trust

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• I know that the pope's infallible, but that doesn't mean he can't make mistakes.

  Stephen Colbert

  Mistake, Mean, Religion

  TV Series "The Colbert Report", 2005–2015.

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• I was blessed enough to meet Pope John Paul when I was about 19 or 20 years old in the Vatican; I had that privilege, .. My mother took me to visit him and I remember distinctly his incredible charisma and personal charm and his warmth and compassion. You felt it immediately the minute you met him, and that spirit I came away with, having met the man, is something that I've been constantly working on to infuse the character with, so that we can have his spirit and his love and his compassion, because that's really the essence of the man.

  Cary Elwes

  Mother, Blessed, Character

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• 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, who commanded the three paths of religious learning, philosophical thought and poetical and artistic creativity.

  Mohammad Khatami

  Religious, Philosophical, Creativity

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• We have lost a very important religious figure who dedicated his life to peace and justice for all. [on the death of Pope John Paul II

  Mahmoud Abbas

  Religious, Justice For All, Important

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• An ambassador for peace, Pope John Paul II stood steadfast against communism and condemned discrimination against all people.

  Shelley Berkley

  People, Ambassadors, Discrimination

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• Obey your bishop! "Obey those set over you [Heb 13:17]," the teachers of the Church... I remind you, my dear friends, of what I said when I was with you: do not receive any outside or unknown preacher, unless he be sent by your bishop or preaches with the permission of the pope. For "how shall they preach unless they are sent [Rom 10:15]?"

  Bernard of Clairvaux

  Teacher, Over You, Church

  "Bernard of Clairvaux on the Life of the Mind". Book by John R. Sommerfeldt, 2004.

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• I'm focused on this election, I am going full time for Senator Obama. But I never rule anything out. Everyday is a new opportunity. I would like to be Pope if I could.

  Terry McAuliffe

  If I Could, Ifs

  "McAuliffe Considering 09 Bid for Governor" by Tim Craig, voices.washingtonpost.com. August 27, 2008.

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• His Holiness Pope John Paul II was a determined and deeply spiritual minded person for whom I had great respect and admiration. His experience in Poland, then a communist country, and my own difficulties with communists, gave us an immediate common ground

  Dalai Lama

  Spiritual, Country, Holiness

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• Pope John Paul II was unquestionably the most influential voice for morality and peace in the world during the last 100 years.

  Billy Graham

  Years, Voice, World

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• To claim that science and religion pose different questions to the world is not to suggest that if the bones of Jesus were discovered in Palestine, the pope should get himself down to the dole queue as fast as possible. It is rather to claim that while faith, rather like love, must involve factual knowledge, it is not reducible to it.

  Terry Eagleton

  Jesus, Like Love, Different

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• What to do about climate change is political, it's social, and it's moral, which is one of the reasons the scientific community reached out to the Pope, to ask for his involvement in this issue.

  Naomi Oreskes

  Issues, Community, Political

  Source: to.pbs.org

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• I think Pope Francis is our Pope Francis. I mean, the point of him is that he's a global leader, and he's trying, I think he's embracing that role.

  Naomi Oreskes

  Mean, Thinking, Leader

  Source: to.pbs.org

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• There are a lot days where I don't know if God exists. There are a lot of days where I think the leadership of the Church is wacky, a lot of days where I really doubt why I am a part of this thing. But, down deep, I know it to be true. Down deep, I know how much I love it and that's what sort of gets me through. The churches are the pope, and its priests and its mystery and everything. I just sort of like the whole thing.

  Lino Rulli

  Thinking, Doubt, Church

  "A talk with Lino Rulli, 'Catholic Guy' & 'Sinner'". Interview with John W. Kennedy, www.beliefnet.com.

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