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Letter "P" » Pope John XXIII Quotes
«Born poor, but of honored and humble people, I am particularly proud to die poor.»
«It is now for the Catholic Church to bend herself to her work with calmness and generosity. It is for you to observe her with renewed and friendly attention.»
Author: Pope John XXIII
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bend, calmness, Catholic, Catholic Church, Catholic churches, generosity, renewed, The Catholic
«Italians come to ruin most generally in three ways: women, gambling, and farming. My family chose the slowest one.»
Author: Pope John XXIII
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chose, farming, gambling, Italians, Italian A, My Family, The Italian, three-way
«Nevertheless, in order to imbue civilization with sound principles and enliven it with the spirit of the gospel, it is not enough to be illumined with the gift of faith and enkindled with the desire of forwarding a good cause. For this end it is necessary to take an active part in the various organizations and influence them from within. And since our present age is one of outstanding scientific and technical progress and excellence, one will not be able to enter these organizations and work effectively from within unless he is scientifically competent, technically capable and skilled in the practice of his own profession.»
Author: Pope John XXIII
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«Anybody can be Pope; the proof of this is that I have become one.»
Author: Pope John XXIII
«I am made to tremble and I fear!»
«The true and solid peace of nations consists not in equality of arms, but in mutual trust alone.»
Author: Pope John XXIII
«We ardently desire their return to the house of the common Father they will not enter a strange house but their own.»
«The council now beginning rises in the Church like the daybreak, a forerunner of most splendid light.»
«I have been able to follow my death step by step and now my life goes gently to its end.»
Author: Pope John XXIII
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gently
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