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It was in the Papal States that I studied the Roman Question. I traveled over every part of the country; I conversed with men of all opinions, examined things very closely, and collected my information on the spot.

— Edmond About

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I was brought up in a home environment where I was taught to think critically and was encouraged to seek answers to questions about my faith.

— Ken Ham

I studied Latin in high school, and I was reading stuff from Cicero. And that signal took a few thousand years to get to me. But I was still interested in what he had to say.

— Seth Shostak

But as the Pope has a long arm, which might reach me in France, I have gone a little out of the way to tell him the plain truths contained in these pages.

— Edmond About

From the early Seventies to the mid-Eighties, I approached Rome at a snail's pace. Having concluded that God existed, I could not seriously entertain the thought of not trying to be in contact with Him.

— Conrad Black

I was studying Francis of Assisi for quite some time, when Benedict was still the pope. And I was studying it for a song that I did for my last album, 'Banga.'

— Patti Smith

I am a Catholic.

— Paulo Coelho

I went to Catholic school. Do as you're told; don't ask questions and you will be illuminated.

— Katherine Helmond

I value my Catholic background very much. It taught me not to be afraid of rigorous thought, for one thing.

— Terry Eagleton

✗Opposing Perspectives

I came from the most orthodox background you could ask for.

— Sonia Johnson

In my stunted career as a scholar, I'd read promissory notes, papal bulls and guidelines for Inquisitorial interrogation. Dante, too. Boccaccio... But after 1400? Nihil.

— Cathleen Schine