Not to oppose erroneous doctrine is to approve of it, and not to defend at all true doctrine is to suppress it.

Anyone who attempts to construe a personal view of God which conflicts with church dogma must be burned without pity.

Every cleric must obey the Pope, even if he commands what is evil; for no one may judge the Pope.

Kill them all, for God knows His own.

So much must I live for others, that almost I am a stranger to myself.

By heart we believe and by mouth confess the one Church, not of heretics but the Holy Roman, Catholic, and Apostolic Church outside which we believe that no one is saved.

The universal Church of the faithful is one outside of which none is saved.

Crucifiers of Christ ought to be held in continual subjection.

If it shall be necessary, through sentences of excommunication against their persons and of interdict against their lands, all backsliding being put an end to, they compel them to fulfil their vows.

God forbid that all children, of whom daily so great a multitude die, would perish, but that also for these, the merciful God, who wishes no one to perish, has procured some remedy unto salvation.

Jesus didn’t die to forgive me of my sin but leave me in it. He died to forgive and to free me from the power of sin.

A criminal mind needs consideration rather than the criminal itself. In truth, there are more criminals than those who committed a crime.

All death matters.""Only to the living.

Updike and Bellow and Roth were my three favorite writers when I was young and throughout my life.

When someone dies, it is like when your house burns down; it isn't for years that you realize the full extent of your loss.

God made so many different kinds of people; why would God allow only one way to worship?

As a member of the House Committee on Small Business and because of my own experience as a small business owner, I am appreciative of the impact these small businesses have on our local economies.

I just always try to find an interesting story and tell it well. That's a hard enough thing to do, whether it's a piece of fiction or it's a small piece of reality. I just look for good story.

Trust is almost always conditional, focused, qualified, and therefore limited.

In city planning, there is no limit to be fixed.