Famous quotes containing the words pope and/or gregory:
“Cibber! write all thy verses upon glasses,
The only way to save ‘em from our arses.”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
“It is the custom of the Roman Church which I unworthily serve with the help of God, to tolerate some things, to turn a blind eye to some, following the spirit of discretion rather than the rigid letter of the law.”
—Pope Gregory VII (c. 1020–1085)