#pre

The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a proof of the priest's inner maturity; it is the expression of his personal dignity. ↗

— Pope John Paul II

#christ #church #dignity #duty #expression

Today, for the first time in history, a Bishop of Rome sets foot on English soil. This fair land, once a distant outpost of the pagan world, has become, through the preaching of the Gospel, a beloved and gifted portion of Christ's vineyard. ↗

— Pope John Paul II

#beloved #bishop #christ #distant #english

Of all human activities, man's listening to God is the supreme act of his reasoning and will. ↗

— Pope Paul VI

#act #activities #god #his #human

Every mother is like Moses. She does not enter the promised land. She prepares a world she will not see. ↗

— Pope Paul VI

#enter #every #land #like #moses

You want to play video games twenty-four hours a day?" "Or watch. I just want to not be me. Whether it's sleeping or playing video games or riding my bike or studying. Giving my brain up. That's what's important. ↗

— Ned Vizzini

#funny

I have a question, a question for the president: Do you hate all rich people, or just rich people who don't contribute to your campaign? Do you hate poor people or do you just hate poor people with jobs? ↗

— Rand Paul

#contribute #hate #i #jobs #just

Just because a couple people on the Supreme Court declare something to be 'constitutional' does not make it so. ↗

— Rand Paul

#constitutional #couple #court #declare #does

Giving someone a one-time stimulus check, or a one-time tax cut that expires doesn't allow the predictability that business needs. ↗

— Rand Paul

#business #check #cut #giving #needs

Just because a majority of the Supreme Court declares something to be 'constitutional' does not make it so. ↗

— Rand Paul

#constitutional #court #declares #does #just

Setting a good example is a far better way to spread ideals than through force of arms. ↗

— Ron Paul

#better #better way #example #far #force