"May the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother, Model, and Icon of the Church, intercede on behalf of all her children to end the sad divisions among Christians, which wound that indestructible unity that Christ implored the Father for His disciples on the day before His Passion."
—James Likoudis, The Divine Primacy of the Bishop of Rome and Modern Eastern Orthodoxy
—James Likoudis, The Divine Primacy of the Bishop of Rome and Modern Eastern Orthodoxy
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"True conciliarity—or the collegiality of bishops as set forth in the documents of Vatican II—is rendered possible only where the Roman Pontiff ’s divine primacy of universal jurisdiction, i.e., ex jure divino [by divine right]), is recognized, respected, and observed by patriarchs and bishops."
—James Likoudis, The Divine Primacy of the Bishop of Rome and Modern Eastern Orthodoxy
—James Likoudis, The Divine Primacy of the Bishop of Rome and Modern Eastern Orthodoxy
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"Amidst the doctrinal differences evident in the episcopacy giving rise to such schisms, the criterion of “consensus” and orthodoxy in belief was always dogmatic agreement with the Bishop of Rome, the Successor of the Prince of the Apostles."
—James Likoudis, The Divine Primacy of the Bishop of Rome and Modern Eastern Orthodoxy
—James Likoudis, The Divine Primacy of the Bishop of Rome and Modern Eastern Orthodoxy
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"Consequently, by what authority do Eastern Orthodox continue today to rail against Catholics as heretics and schismatics?"
—James Likoudis, The Divine Primacy of the Bishop of Rome and Modern Eastern Orthodoxy
—James Likoudis, The Divine Primacy of the Bishop of Rome and Modern Eastern Orthodoxy
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If someone ever convinced me of atheism I'd just kill myself rather than become one of those sick individuals who seeks to bring everyone else around them down into their hell.
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"We all have a journey to make. It is the ultimate journey, and we are told there are two destinations. One is the bliss whereof we may be granted intimations in this life — moments of an innocence and a nearness to God that are so profound we forget ourselves, and of which the only fit response is wonder and gratitude... The other destination comes from having our own way as we go with false cheer further down into ignorance and sin. In our time, that willfulness often takes the form of saying to God, 'I will do as I wish, and You will save me because You are merciful.' And that is a contradiction in terms."
—Anthony Esolen, Introduction to St. Robert Bellarmine's The Art of Dying Well
—Anthony Esolen, Introduction to St. Robert Bellarmine's The Art of Dying Well
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"The mentality of maximum gain at minimal cost, disguised in terms of reasonableness, progress and illusory promises, makes impossible any sincere concern for our common home and any real preoccupation about assisting the poor and the needy discarded by our society."
—Pope Francis, Laudate Deum 31
—Pope Francis, Laudate Deum 31
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