Author Topic: Catholic Quotes on Obedience (Read 860628 times)

Gray2023 · « **Reply #25 on:** October 29, 2025, 08:35:43 PM »

The perfection of a Religious consists in exact obedience to his Rules; and whoever is most faithful in their observance will be, by this fact alone, the most perfect. ----St. Alphonsus Rodriguez

SimonJude · « **Reply #26 on:** November 02, 2025, 10:36:04 AM »

"Even if the Pope were Satan incarnate, we ought not to raise up our heads against him, but calmly lie down to rest on his bosom. He who rebels against our Father is condemned to death, for that which we do to him we do to Christ: we honor Christ if we honor the Pope; we dishonor Christ if we dishonor the Pope. I know very well that many defend themselves by boasting: 'They are so corrupt, and work all manner of evil!' But God has commanded that, even if the priests, the pastors, and Christ-on-earth were incarnate devils, we be obedient and subject to them, not for their sakes, but for the sake of God, and out of obedience to Him.” - St. Catherine of Sienna

SimonJude · « **Reply #27 on:** November 02, 2025, 10:48:54 AM »

Pope St Pius X, 1912:

"The Pope is the guardian of dogma and morality; he is the custodian of the principles that make the family honest, the nations great, the souls holy; he is the counselor of princes and peoples; he is the leader under whom no one feels tyrannized, because he represents God himself; he is the father par excellence who brings together in himself everything that can be loving, tender, and divine.

"It seems incredible, and it is painful, that we must make this recommendation to priests, but unfortunately, in our days, we find ourselves in the harsh and unhappy condition of having to say to priests, "Love the Pope!"

"And how should the Pope be loved? Non verbo neque lingua, sed opere et veritate [not in word, nor in tongue, but in deed, and in truth]. When we love someone, we seek to conform to their thoughts, carry out their wishes, and understand their desires. And just as our Lord Jesus Christ said of Himself: si quis diligit me, sermonem meum servibit [If anyone love me, he will keep my word,] to demonstrate our love for the Pope, we must obey him.

"Therefore, when one loves the Pope, there is no room for discussions about what he ordains or demands, or how far obedience should go, or in what matters obedience is required. When one loves the Pope, one does not say that he has not spoken clearly enough, as if he were obliged to repeat in each man's ear that will which has been expressed so many times, not only verbally but also in letters and other public docuмents. One does not doubt his orders, using the easy pretext of those who do not wish to obey that it is not the Pope who commands, but those who surround him. One does not limit the scope in which he can and should exercise his authority. One does not put the authority of other, albeit learned, individuals who dissent from the Pope ahead of the Pope's authority; individuals who, if they are learned, are not holy, because one who is holy cannot dissent from the Pope.

"This is the outpouring of a sorrowful heart, which I express with deep bitterness, not against you, beloved brethren, but together with you, to deplore the behavior of many priests, who not only allow themselves to discuss and scrutinize the Pope's wishes, but are not ashamed to arrive at impudent and brazen disobedience, causing great scandal to the righteous and much harm to souls."

https://www.vatican.va/content/pius-x/it/speeches/docuмents/hf_p-x_spe_19121118_unione-apostolica.html

SimonJude · « **Reply #28 on:** November 02, 2025, 10:51:20 AM »

"To be subject to the Roman Pontiff, is absolutely necessary for slavation."

- St. Thomas Aquinas

SimonJude · « **Reply #29 on:** November 02, 2025, 10:55:20 AM »

"He who always acts under obedience may be assured that he will not have to give an account of his actions to God.”

--Saint Philip Neri

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