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Pope Agatho

Pope Agatho quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“This Apostolic Church never turned from the way of truth nor held any kind of error. It is imperative that nothing of the truths which have been defined be lessened, nothing altered, nothing added, but that they be preserved intact in word and meaning. This is the true rule of faith.”
-- Pope Agatho

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“We declare that no one is permitted to introduce, or to describe, or to compare, or to study, or otherwise to teach another faith. Whoever presumes to introduce or teach or pass on another creed . . . or whoever presumes to introduce a novel doctrine . . . We declare to be anathematized.”
-- Pope Agatho

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“It is better to be divided by truth than to be united in error. It is better to speak the truth that hurts and then heals, than falsehood that comforts and then kills. It is better to be hated for telling the truth than to be loved for telling a lie. It is better to stand alone with the truth, than to be wrong with a multitude. It is better to ultimately succeed with the truth than to temporarily succeed with a lie. There is only one Gospel.”
“It is better to be divided by truth than to be united in error. It is better to speak the truth that hurts and then heals, than falsehood that comforts and then kills.”
“Save me from the error of judging a church by its size, popularity or the amount of its yearly offerings.”
“Error sometimes supplies the surprise that makes life interesting.”
“A collection of errors does not make a truth: quality cannot stem from quantity â€“ a value is not a weight. The reasons of the majority cannot be taken as good reasons.”
“Perhaps the prevalence of pedantry may be largely accounted for by the common error of thinking that, because useful knowledge should be remembered, any kind of knowledge that is at all worth learning should be remembered too.”
“I don't know, maybe it's because I was raised Catholic. Confession has always held a great appeal for me.”
“A church is a hospital for sinners, not a museum for saints.”
“The greatest gift a church can receive is to have a group of families who take their responsibilitie s with such Christian seriousness that they are willing to completely alter their lifestyle to raise up disciples for Jesus Christ.”
“The church is not the way to heaven; the church is the sign that points to heaven.”

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