Famous quotes containing the words pope and/or pius:
“Whose laughs are hearty, tho’ his jests are coarse,
And loves you best of all things—but his horse.”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)
“It is an error to believe that the Roman Pontiff can and ought to reconcile himself to, and agree with, progress, liberalism, and contemporary civilization.”
—Pope Pius IX (1792–1878)