Pope Pius Xii/post%e2%80%93world War II

Famous quotes containing the words pope, pius and/or war:

    His wit all see-saw, between that and this,
    Now high, now low, now Master up, now Miss,
    And he himself one vile antithesis.
    —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)

    Those who dare to interpret God’s will must never claim Him as an asset for one nation or group rather than another. War springs from the love and loyalty which should be offered to God being applied to some God substitute, one of the most dangerous being nationalism.
    Robert Runcie (b. 1921)