Pope John XXIII Quotes & Pope John XXIII Sayings

Anybody can be Pope; the proof of this is that I have become one. Pope John XXIII Adages Every man has the right to life, to bodily integrity. Pope John XXIII I have looked into your eyes with my eyes. I have put my heart near your heart. Pope John XXIII Remarks It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father. Pope John XXIII It is now for the Catholic Church to bend herself to her work with calmness and generosity. It is for you to observe her with renewed and friendly attention. Pope John XXIII It often happens that I wake up at night and begin to think about a serious problem and decide I must tell the Pope about it. Then I wake up completely and remember that I am the Pope. Pope John XXIII Men are like wine - some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age. Pope John XXIII Men are like wine, some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age. Pope John XXIII Quotes Nevertheless, in order to imbue civilization with sound principles and enliven it with the spirit of the gospel, it is not enough to be illumined with the gift of faith and enkindled with the desire of forwarding a good cause. For this end it is necessary to take an active part in the various organizations and influence them from within. And since our present age is one of outstanding scientific and technical progress and excellence, one will not be able to enter these organizations and work effectively from within unless he is scientifically competent, technically capable and skilled in the practice of his own profession. Pope John XXIII The council now beginning rises in the Church like the daybreak, a forerunner of most splendid light. Pope John XXIII The feelings of my smallness and my nothingness always kept me good company. Pope John XXIII Popular Quotes