“This is the highest honour of the Church, that, until He is united to us, the Son of God reckons himself in some measure imperfect. What consolation is it for us to learn, that, not until we are along with him, does he possess all his parts, or wish to be regarded as complete! Hence, in the First Epistle to the Corinthians, when the apostle discusses largely the metaphor of a human body, he includes under the single name of Christ the whole Church.” FirstsHumansDoeWholeBodyNamesWishChristChurchUnitedSonHighestMetaphorHonourImperfectConsolationHuman BodyApostlesCorinthians Author:John Calvin
“Corruption, the most infallible symptom of constitutional liberty, was successfully practised; honours, gifts, and immunities were offered and accepted as the price of an episcopal vote; and the condemnation of the Alexandrian primate was artfully represented as the only measure which could restore the peace and union of the catholic church.” ChurchLibertyHistoryVoteCatholicUnionsCorruptionAcceptedHonourSymptomsCatholic ChurchCondemnationRoman EmpireInfallibleImmunityPrimates Book:The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Source: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
“The people will have no need to change their place of concourse; where of old they were wont to sacrifice cattle to demons, thither let them continue to resort on the day of the Saint to whom the Church is dedicated, and slay their beasts, no longer as a sacrifice to demons, but for a social meal in honour of Him whom they now worship.” PeopleNeedsSocialChurchSacrificeWorshipSaintScaryMealsBeastDemonHonourDedicatedResortsCattleNeed A Change Author:Pope Gregory I