"The Church of Rome is not spotless, it is not hard and pure like a utopia, whose only real quality would be that of not existing. Instead it exists, with its features marked strongly by time and space, by men and their stone constructions. Thus, the vocation of Rome is the incarnation of the faith."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Peter and the stones of the Eternal City (March 2005) 30 Days
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Paul_Poupard
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Paul Poupard
2 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Paul Poupard â
Related Quotes
"The Christian, conscious of his mission, translates his faith into his life. Faith does not impoverish and does not sâŠ"
"Let Man remember that he is the Master, but not a Tyrant."
"I want to keep on working for the unity of my country. I want to spend my life for lasting peace, peace which has beeâŠ"
"We want to work on evangelization and human development in a difficult are of our country. We are counting on supportâŠ"
"The formation of men, in addition to the theological and moral part, includes a so-called "civil" part (for example oâŠ"
"His bright spirits and kindly genial ways, the outward expression of a soul which combined with its deep sense of relâŠ"
"It is in cases of litigation that Rome is slow, and that is owing to deep solicitude lest justice should suffer a defâŠ"
"Security is still precarious. The first thing we really need to do is ensure that people can return safely to resume âŠ"
"Insecurity prevails, the internally displaced are still many. I personally ask you, those who know me, to pray. Pray âŠ"
"Emigration should be a free decision. People must be able to choose whether they want to leave or stay, because the câŠ"