The Papacy is not other than the Ghost of the deceased Roman Empire, sitting crowned upon the grave thereof.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Romanists tell us that the Pope is the vicar of Christ; that he is his successor as the universal head and ruler of the Church on earth. If this is so, he must be a Christ.
To be honest, I don't really care about any pope. It's not something I think about much, to be quite honest with you.
Wherever the bishop appears, there let the people be, even as wheresoever Christ Jesus is, there is the catholic church.
The Vatican is a dagger in the heart of Italy.
Vatican II declares the Church... as necessary for salvation.
That the apostolic office is temporary, is a plain historical fact.
I don't think you get to be pope without making some enemies, like you do when you're president.
Well, I'm a Catholic by birth and you can never shed it.
The pope dies, you get another pope.
I'm what you call a deathbed Catholic.