Quotes by Bishops I have known some grim bells, with not a single joyous note in the whole peal, so forced to hurry for a human festival, with their harshness made light of, as though the Bishop of Hereford had again been forced to dance in his boots by a merry highwayman. Alice Meynell bishops light sound An archbishop is an ecclesiastical dignitary one point holier than a bishop. Ambrose Bierce bishops A very remarkable people the Zulus: they defeat our generals, they convert our bishops, they have settled the fate of a great European dynasty. Benjamin Disraeli bishops fate people This is to be observed of the Bishop of London, that, though apparently of a spirit somewhat austere, there is in his idiosyncrasy a strange fund of enthusiasm, a quality which ought never to be possessed by an Archbishop of Canterbury, or a Prime Minister of England. The Bishop of London sympathies with everything that is earnest; but what is earnest is not always true; on the contrary error is often more earnest than truth. Benjamin Disraeli bishops quality errors Inherent in the ordination to be bishop is both the right and the obligation to be directed by inspiration. Boyd K. Packer bishops obligation inspiration If one were forced to select a single word to exemplify Bishop's peculiar charm and power, it might well be 'No.' Brad Leithauser bishops peculiar might Troubadours have always been more important and influential than theologians and bishops Brennan Manning bishops influential important Emma took the revelation, on polygamy supposed she had all there was; but Joseph had wisdom enough to take care of it, and he had handed the revelation to Bishop Whitney, and he wrote it all off... She went to the fireplace and put it in, and put a candle under it and burnt it, and she thought that was the end of it, and she will be damned as sure as she is a living woman. Joseph used to say that he would have her hereafter, if he had to go to hell for her, and he will have to go to hell for her as sure as he ever gets her. Brigham Young bishops hell care Sometimes angels rush in where fools fear to tread. Cary Grant bishops fool angel It is fascinating to see how much Pope Francis relies on the work of the bishops in the Synods. Christoph Schonborn bishops pope rely No prince had lived in those wretched hovels, no red-robed bishops, only farmers and laborers whose stories no one had written down, and now they were lost, buried under wild thyme and fast growing spurge. Cornelia Funke bishops thyme stories While the Romans languished under the ignominious tyranny of eunuchs and bishops, the praises of Julian were repeated with transport in every part of the empire, except in the palace of Constantius. Edward Gibbon bishops empires history To refer to the oft mooted question, "Which piece is stronger, the Bishop or the Knight?" it is clear that the value of the Bishop undergoes greater changes than that of the Knight. Emanuel Lasker bishops stronger knights It is always advantageous to exchange your king's bishop pawn for the king's pawn, since this leads to the seizure of the centre and, in addition, to the opening of a file for the rook. Francois-Andre Danican Philidor bishops kings chess For Joey Bishop, always was kind of the lost soul, so I did a traffic joke. Garry Marshall bishops kind soul There are enormously gifted Episcopal priests around this church who are gay and lesbian, some of whom are partnered, who would make wonderful bishops and they're going to be nominated and they're going to be elected. Gene Robinson bishops gay church No one who reads and reveres the New Testament should doubt for a second that the pious poor and marginalized have something to teach all of us - including German theologian-bishops - about the truth of the Gospel and the mysteries of the Kingdom of God. George Weigel bishops kingdoms doubt When a bishop at the first shot abandons the worship of Christ and rallies his flock round the altar of Mars, he may be acting patriotically... but that does not justify him in pretending...that Christ is, in effect, Mars. George Bernard Shaw bishops acting doe Accusations are made directly to Rome about theologians from persons who are not theologians. Some of these accusations are anonymous. The local bishop should be the one to relate to theologians to determine orthodoxy. Godfried Danneels bishops rome orthodoxy If you have a priest that is pushing social justice, go find another parish. Go alert your bishop. Glenn Beck bishops pushing justice 12345»
