What could ever be a sufficient reason for excusing in any way the direct murder of the innocent? … - Pope Pius XI

Same topic Authors

Quote of the day

[Donald] Trump's views are objectionable, hateful, but they are not something I dreamt up in my own head.

Pope Pius XI

What could ever be a sufficient reason for excusing in any way the direct murder of the innocent? This is precisely what we are dealing with here. Whether inflicted upon the mother or upon the child, it is against the precept of God and the law of nature: 'Thou shalt not kill. '

Children, Kill, Law, Mother, Precept

Same Author Quotes

When once men recognize, both in private and in public life, that Christ is King, society will at last receive the great blessings of real liberty, well-ordered discipline, peace and harmony.

Christ, Christian, God, Jesus, Real, Society

No one can be, at the same time, a sincere Catholic and a true Socialist.

Catholic, Politics, Sincere, Socialist, Wisdom

Whether considered as a doctrine, or as an historical fact, or as a movemement, socialism, if it really remains socialism, cannotbe brought into harmony with the dogmas of the Catholic church. . . . Religious socialism, Christian socialism, are expressions implying a contradiction in terms.

Christian, Dogmas, Expression, Religious, Socialism, Terms

The Rosary is a powerful weapon to put the demons to flight and to keep oneself from sin…If you desire peace in your hearts, in your homes, and in your country, assemble each evening to recite the Rosary. Let not even one day pass without saying it, no matter how burdened you may be with many cares and labors.

Country, Flight, Home, Peace, Powerful

Catholics can in no way convince themselves that so enormous and unjust an in equality in the distribution of this world's goods truly conforms to the designs of the all-wise Creator.

Catholic, Catholics, Design, Designs, Distribution, Wise