It is not the part of prudence to neglect that which antiquity in its long experience has approved and which is also taught by apostolic authority. Pope Leo XIII More Quotes by Pope Leo XIII More Quotes From Pope Leo XIII No one is so rich that he does not need another's help; no one so poor as not to be useful in some way to his fellow man; and the disposition to ask assistance from others with confidence and to grant it with kindness is part of our very nature. Pope Leo XIII doekindnessmen The equal toleration of all religions...is the same as atheism. Pope Leo XIII tolerationequalatheism It is clear that the main tenet of socialism, community of goods, must be utterly rejected, since it only injures those whom it would seem meant to benefit, is directly contrary to the natural rights of mankind, and would introduce confusion and disorder into the commonweal. The first and most fundamental principle, therefore, if one would undertake to alleviate the condition of the masses, must be the inviolability of private property. Pope Leo XIII confusionwisdomrights Once the demands of necessity and propriety have been met, the rest that one owns belongs to the poor. Pope Leo XIII metsdemandpoor Catholics are born for combat. Pope Leo XIII combatborncatholic God is not only true, but Truth itself. Pope Leo XIII catholic The death sentence is a necessary and efficacious means for the Church to attain its end when rebels act against it and disturbers of the ecclesiastical unity, especially obstinate heretics and heresiarchs, cannot be restrained by any other penalty from continuing to derange the ecclesiastical order and impelling others to all sorts of crime ... When the perversity of one or several is calculated to bring about the ruin of many of its children it is bound effectively to remove it, in such wise that if there be no other remedy for saving its people it can and must put these wicked men to death. Pope Leo XIII wisemeanchildren The Rosary is the most excellent form of prayer and the most efficacious means of attaining eternal life. It is the remedy for all our evils, the root of all our blessings. There is no more excellent way of praying. Pope Leo XIII prayerblessingmean No human law can abolish the natural and original right of marriage, nor in any way limit the chief and principal purpose of marriage ordained by God’s authority from the beginning: “Increase and multiply. Pope Leo XIII purposelawway Peace is built on the foundation of justice. Pope Leo XIII catholicismfoundationjustice Everyone should avoid familiarity or friendship with anyone suspected of belonging to masonry or to affiliated groups. Know them by their fruits and avoid them. Every familiarity should be avoided, not only with those impious libertines who openly promote the character of the sect, but also with those who hide under the mask of universal tolerance, respect for all religions, and the craving to reconcile the maxims of the Gospel with those of the revolution. These men seek to reconcile Christ and Belial, the Church of God and the state without God. Pope Leo XIII powerfulcharactermen Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good. Pope Leo XIII wicked It is shameful and inhuman to treat men like chattels to make money by, or to regard them merely as so much muscle or physical power. Pope Leo XIII treatsmaking-moneymen People differ in capacity, skill, health, strength; and unequal fortune is a necessary result of unequal condition. Such inequality is far from being disadvantageous either to individuals or to the community. Pope Leo XIII equalityskillspeople If unbridled licence of speech and writing be granted to all, nothing will remain sacred and inviolate; even the highest and truest mandates of nature, justly held to be the common and noblest heritage of the human race, will not be spared. Thus, truth being gradually obscured by darkness, pernicious and manifold error, as too often happens, will easily prevail. Pope Leo XIII errorsracewriting All Catholics must make themselves felt as active elements in daily political life in the countries where they live. They must penetrate, wherever possible, in the administration of civil affairs; must constantly exert the utmost vigilance and energy to prevent the usages of liberty from going beyond the limits fixed by God's law. All Catholics should do all in their power to cause the constitutions of states and legislation to be modeled on the principles of the true Church. Pope Leo XIII scarylawcountry Wages ought not to be insufficient to support a frugal and well-behaved wage-earner. Pope Leo XIII wellssupportwages As Our Predecessors have many times repeated, let no man think that he may for any reason whatsoever join the Masonic sect, if he values his Catholic name and his eternal salvation as he ought to value them. Let no one be deceived by a pretense of honesty. It may seem to some that Freemasons demand nothing that is openly contrary to religion and morality; but, as the whole principle and object of the sect lies in what is vicious and criminal, to join with these men or in any way to help them cannot be lawful Pope Leo XIII honestymenlying Thoughtful men, with hearts craving the truth, have come to seek in the Catholic Church the road which leads with surety to eternal life. They have understood that they could not cleave to Jesus Christ as the Head of the Church if they did not belong to the Body of Jesus Christ which is the Church. Nor could they ever hope to possess in all its purity the faith of Jesus Christ if they were to reject its legitimate teaching authority entrusted to Peter and his successors. Pope Leo XIII teachingheartjesus Moreover, Christians are born for combat, whereof the greater the vehemence, the more assured, God willing, the triumph: 'Have confidence; I have overcome the world' Pope Leo XIII triumphovercomingchristian
