“Teaching Authority of the Church does not forbid ... research and discussions ... with regard to the doctrine of evolution.” DoeChurchAtheismTeachingEvolutionAuthorityResearchRegardPositive AtheismDoctrineDiscussion Author:Pope Pius XII
“The faith of the Church is this: That one and identical is the Word of God and the Son of Mary Who suffered on the Cross, Who is present in the Eucharist, and Who rules in Heaven” HeavenChurchSonCrossesWord Of GodMarySacramentsIdenticalEucharist Author:Pope Pius XII
“Just as the divine Redeemer, dying on the Cross, offered Himself as Head of the whole human race to the eternal Father, so also in this "clean oblation" (Mal 1:2), He, as Head of the Church, offers not only Himself but, in Himself, all His mystical members.” HumansWholeFatherChurchRaceDyingDivineOffersMembersEternalCrossesCleanHuman RaceMysticalSacramentsRedeemer Author:Pope Pius XII
“This practice of adoration is based on strong and solid reasons. For the Eucharist is at once a sacrifice and a sacrament; but it differs from the other sacraments in that it not only produces grace, but contains in a permanent manner the Author of Grace Himself. When, therefore, the Church bids us to adore Christ hidden behind the Eucharistic veils and to pray to Him for spiritual and temporal favors, of which we ever stand in need, she manifests faith in her divine Spouse who is present beneath these veils, she professes her gratitude to Him, and she enjoys the intimacy of His friendship” NeedsReasonSpiritualStrongEnjoyChristChurchBehindsPracticeGraceSacrificeProduceDivinePrayingGratitudeFavorsIntimacyPermanentSacramentsAdoreSpouseVeilsAdorationEucharistEucharistic Author:Pope Pius XII
“Some say they are not bound by the doctrine which teaches that the Mystical Body of Christ and the Roman Catholic Church are one and the same thing. Some reduce to a meaningless formula the necessity of belonging to the true Church in order to gain eternal salvation. Others finally belittle the reasonable character of the credibility of Christian Faith. These and like errors, it is clear, have crept in among certain of our sons who are deceived by imprudent zeal for souls or by false science.” SoulCharacterBodyChristianCertainOrderChristChurchTeachClearSonEternalGainsCatholicSalvationErrorsBoundsDoctrineReasonableBelongingFormulasMeaninglessMysticalDeceivedCredibilityZealCatholic ChurchChristian FaithBelittleBody Of ChristRoman CatholicRoman Catholic Church Author:Pope Pius XII
“The preaching of the faith has lost nothing of its relevance in our times. The Church has a sacred duty to proclaim it without any whittling-down, just as Christ revealed it, and no consideration of time or circumstance can lessen the strictness of this obligation.” LostChristChurchDutyCircumstancesSacredSalvationObligationOur TimeConsiderationPreachingRelevanceWhittling Author:Pope Pius XII
“All people and each individual man is called to come into the Church.” PeopleMenIndividualChurchSalvation Author:Pope Pius XII
“I am worried by the Blessed Virgin’s messages to Lucy of Fatima. This persistence of Mary about the dangers which menace the Church is a Divine warning against the suicide of altering the Faith, in Her liturgy, Her theology and Her soulI hear all around me innovators who wish to dismantle the Sacred Chapel, destroy the universal flame of the true Faith of the Church, reject Her ornaments and make Her feel remorse for Her historical past.” FeelsPastWishChurchDangerDivineMessagesUniversalBlessedSacredSuicideHistoricalTheologyWorriedPersistenceFlamesRejectsWarningMaryVirginsRemorseMenaceOrnamentsInnovatorsLucyChapelTrue FaithLiturgy Author:Pope Pius XII
“A day will come when the civilized world will deny its God, when the Church will doubt as Peter doubted. She will be tempted to believe that man has become God. In our churches, Christians will search in vain for the red lamp where God awaits them. Like Mary Magdalene, weeping before the empty tomb, they will ask, ‘Where have they taken Him?’” MenWorldBelieveChristianAsksChurchTakenDoubtRedEmptyDenyVainCivilizedPeterMaryTemptedLampsWeepingTombsDoubtedMary Magdalene Author:Pope Pius XII
“The Church welcomes technological progress and receives it with love, for it is an indubitable fact that technological progress comes from God and, therefore, can and must lead to Him.” FactsChurchProgressTechnologicalTechnological Progress Author:Pope Pius XII
“O Mary Mother of Mercy and Refuge of Sinners! We beseech thee to look with pitying eyes on poor heretics and schismatics. Do thou, who art the Seat of Wisdom, enlighten the minds wretchedly enfolded in the darkness of ignorance and sin, that they may clearly recognize the Holy, Catholic, Roman Church to be the only true Church of Jesus Christ, outside of which neither sanctity nor salvation can be found.” MindLooksMayArtEyeMotherFoundJesusChristChurchSinPoorDarknessIgnoranceHolyJesus ChristMercyCatholicSalvationTheeSeatsSinnerMaryRefugeEnlighteningSanctityHeretic Author:Pope Pius XII
“The day the Church abandons Her universal tongue will be the day before She returns to the Catecombs.” ChurchReturnUniversalTongueAbandon Author:Pope Pius XII
“By divine mandate the interpreter and guardian of the Scriptures, and the depository of Sacred Tradition living within her, the Church alone is the entrance to salvation: She alone, by herself, and under the protection and guidance of the Holy Spirit, is the source of truth.” SpiritChurchDivineSourceHolyTraditionSacredSalvationProtectionScriptureGuidanceHoly SpiritGuardianEntrancesMandatesInterpreter Author:Pope Pius XII
“For centuries, Jews have been unjustly treated and despised. It is time they were treated with justice and humanity. God wills it and the Church wills it. St. Paul tells us that the Jews are our brothers. They should also be welcomed as friends.” ShouldHas BeensHumanityChurchJusticeCenturyBrotherJewGods WillTreatedDespised Author:Pope Pius XII
“Beyond fashion and its demands, there are higher and more pressing laws, principles superior to fashion, and unchangeable, which under no circumstances can be sacrificed to the whim of pleasure or fancy, and before which must bow the fleeting omnipotence of fashion. These principles have been proclaimed by God, by the Church, by the Saints, by reason, by Christian morality.” Has BeensReasonChristianLawChurchPleasurePrinciplesFashionHigherCircumstancesMoralityDemandSaintSuperiorsFancyBowsModestyFleetingWhimOmnipotenceUnchangeableChristian Morality Author:Pope Pius XII
“These principles have been proclaimed by God, by the Church, by the Saints, by Christian reason and morals.” Has BeensReasonChristianChurchPrinciplesMoralitySaintModestyChristian Morality Author:Pope Pius XII
