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“I am sent to you to confute, not to embrace your heresy. The Catholic religion is the faith of all ages, I fear not death. . . Pardon my enemies, O Lord: blinded by passion they know not what they do. Lord Jesus, have mercy on me. Mary, Mother of God, succor me!”

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Author:Fidelis of Sigmaringen

“The real differences around the world today are not between Jews and Arabs; Protestants and Catholics; Muslims, Croats, and Serbs. The real differences are between those who embrace peace and those who would destroy it. Between those who look to the future and those who cling to the past. Between those who open their arms and those who are determined to clench their fists.”

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1997

“In the sacraments, spirit and matter "kiss." Heaven and earth embrace in a union that will never end.”

Ends Matter Earth Spirit Heaven Kissing Catholic Embrace Unions Catholicism Sacraments Heaven And Earth

Author:Christopher West

“The Church's basic moral principle regarding reproductive technologies is this: if a given technology assists the marital embrace in achieving its natural end, it can be morally acceptable, even praiseworthy. However, if it replaces the marital embrace as the means by which the child is conceived, it's not in keeping with God's design.”

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Author:Christopher West

“So the divine love is sacrificial love. Love does not mean to have and to own and to possess. It means to be had and to be owned and to be possessed. It is not a circle circumscribed by self, it is arms outstretched to embrace all humanity within its grasp.”

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Author:Fulton J. Sheen

“Let no Christian therefore, whether philosopher or theologian, embrace eagerly and lightly whatever novelty happens to be thought up from day to day, but rather let him weigh it with painstaking care and a balanced judgment, lest he lose or corrupt the truth he already has, with grave danger and damage to his faith.”

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Author:Pope Pius XII

“The 'Church' is ... catholic because her communion embraces the whole human race.”

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Author:Pope Francis