Speaking of the pope "The Vicar of Christ, who is placed over kings and kingdoms...He is the keeper of the keys, the judge of the living and the dead, and sits on the throne of justice, with power to extirpate all iniquity. He is the head of the Church, which is one and stainless, and not a many-headed monster, and has full divine authority to pluck out and tear down, to build up and plant. Let not the king imagine that he has no superior in the Church." Catholic Encyclopedia II , pg. 666. (Emphasis mine)
"From Rome to Washington, geopolitical analysts are talking about a 'new alliance' between the world's chief military pjower, the U.S., and the world's chief spiritual leader, the pope." Inside the Vatican , Oct. 1998, pg, 37.
"We must also hope that the Pope will come before the year 2000 to the United Nations, speak for all the religions and spiritualities on this planet and give the world the religious view of how the third millenium should be a spiritual millenium..." Robert Muller, former U.N. Assistant Secretary General
"If the security council can bring together the United States, the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China for a common expression of commitment to international law, surely religious leaders can devise a forum for a common commitment to religious peace. The pope should issue an invitation to an interfaith selection of widely recognized religious leaders. He should present a draft document stating that violence in the name of Religion is contrary to the word of God. He should seek the active support of as many leaders as will join with him for such a document." | |
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