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Quote by Theodore Edgar McCarrick

“I realize political credibility is important in this world,but it's more important to be faithful to God.”

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Theodore Edgar McCarrick was a Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal who served as the Archbishop of Washington, D.C. from 2001 until his resignation in 2018. He was born on July 7, 1930. more

“The hope is that papal calls for a New Pentecost, which go back to St. John XXIII, and papal calls for a New Evangelization, which go back to Vatican II and especially to St. John Paul II, can come together. Pope Francis' vision is to bring together the reality of a New Pentecost with the urgency of a New Evangelization.”

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“The charismatics confused the holy liturgy with a school of samba, but than I was converted when I got to know them better and saw the good they do.”

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“It's pretty much what a lot of committed Catholics are making of [Pope Francis]. They're thrilled, they're refreshed, they think it's a breath of fresh air.”

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“Charismatics have seen pictures of Pope Francis when he was Archbishop of Buenos Aires praying and asking Protestant pastors to pray for him. His friendship towards the charismatic renewal is there.”

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“What does he [Pope Francis] mean, "Who am I to judge?" People think he's fantastic, but they also wonder how some of these pieces fit.”

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“Whenever people open their hearts to God in some way, the Lord wants to do something good. Even if it just got scheduled randomly for that day, I'm sure [Pope Francis] sees significance in that.”

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“I think there are a lot of closet charismatics out there. A lot of [clergy] personally have had their vocations saved because of their experience of Christ and the Holy Spirit through the renewal, but they discovered it wasn't cool [to say so out loud] because it was considered fringe. They got the message from the environment not to talk about it very much. I think the time has come for the closet charismatics to come out.”

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Author:Ralph Martin

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