Papal Diplomacy Quotes

An ambassador for peace, Pope John Paul II stood steadfast against communism and condemned discrimination against all people.

Pope John Paul II spoke with a lot of clarity and consistency. But he always spoke with immense compassion. He's the one who said the best way to love somebody is to tell them the truth. So, he did that well.

For us Catholics, John Paul II will be remembered as a traveling Pope ... and we should also remember he preached world peace. When the United States invaded Iraq, for example, John Paul II said it was an illegal and immoral act.

Pope John Paul II was unquestionably the most influential voice for morality and peace in the world during the last 100 years.

The Church of Rome, the Pope has always said, 'Seek peace.'

Whereas the Vatican is not only a religious center but also a state, and whereas relations with it have also a political nature, as is evident from the visit of the Pope to the United Nations, one must reckon with the possibility of an influence in some sense of the godless authorities in the matter of the Church of Rome. History testifies to the fact that negotiations with the heterodox under pressure of political factors never brought the Church anything but confusion and schisms.

I am flatly opposed to appointment of an ambassador to the Vatican. Whatever advantages it might have in Rome - and I'm not convinced of these - they would be more than offset by the divisive effect at home.

John Paul II spoke to the commoner and to the king, to the tyrant and to the democrat in that same language of freedom.

I am flatly opposed to appointment of an ambassador to the Vatican.

One summer evening in the year 1848, three Cardinals and a missionary were dining together in the gardens of a villa in the Sabine hills, overlooking Rome.