The Vatican has to strike a difficult balance between running a country and running a religious institution.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
It's interesting how the Vatican has gotten so political when ultimately the Vatican ought to be working to lead people to Jesus Christ and salvation.
There is a very well-defined procedure that allows the Vatican to raise issues with a particular theologian about something that does not appear in conformity with the Catholic faith. It is not always easy to make this determination.
You know that ISIS wants to go in and take over the Vatican? You have heard that. You know, that's a dream of theirs, to go into Italy.
The Vatican takes your breath away.
The government must pursue a course of complete neutrality toward religion.
The principle of tolerance and respect for freedom promoted by the reforms of the Second Vatican Council are today being manipulated and erroneously taken too far.
I think if the Vatican is smart, someday they'll collect my work.
A pope going through a faith crisis would be funny to see.
Vatican II was a force that seized the mind of the Roman Catholic Church and carried it across centuries from the 13th to the 20th.
The Vatican is a dagger in the heart of Italy.