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“All sympathy not consistent with acknowledged virtue is but disguised selfishness.”

Quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Book:Notes: Theological, Political and Miscellaneous

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Notes: Theological, Political and Miscellaneous

This book is a compilation of various essays that delve into theological, political, and general subjects, offering insights into a range of intellectual and philosophical issues. more

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, critic, and philosopher, renowned for his works such as 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner' and 'Kubla Khan'. A leading figure in the Romantic movement, his work has had a significant impact on English literature. more

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Author:Pope Pius IX

“The sacred rites, although not instituted specifically for proving the truth of the dogmas of the Catholic Faith incontrovertibly, are effectively the living voice of Catholic Truth, the oft-sounded expression of it. For that very reason the true Church of Christ, even as she shows great zeal to guard inviolate those forms of divine worship - since they are hallowed and are not to be changed - sometimes grants or permits something novel in the performance of them in certain instances. This she does especially when they are in conformity with their venerable antiquity.”

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Author:Pope Leo XIII

“They knew only too well the intimate bond which unites faith with worship, 'the law of belief with the law of prayer,' and so, under the pretext of restoring it to its primitive form, they corrupted the order of the liturgy in many respects to adapt it to the errors of the Innovators.”

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“It is not the part of prudence to neglect that which antiquity in its long experience has approved and which is also taught by apostolic authority.”

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“It is impossible to approve in Catholic publications of a style inspired by unsound novelty which seems to deride the piety of the faithful and dwells on the introduction of a new order of Christian life, on new directions of the Church, on new aspirations of the modern soul, on a new vocation of the clergy, on a new Christian civilisation.”

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“The true friends of the people are neither revolutionaries, nor innovators, but traditionalists.”

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“A mother is a mother still, The holiest thing alive.”

Source: The Collected Works of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Volume 4 (Part II): The Friend