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The dissolution of the monasteries was the most revolutionary change brought about by Protestantism because it gave free rein to the denial of asceticism, valued action over contemplation, subordinated spiritual to temporal authority, and
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“The soul is healed by being with children.”
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“So. You get handed a holy sword by an archangel, told to go fight the forces of evil, and you somehow remain an atheist. Is that what you're saying?”
― Death Masks
― Death Masks
“Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.”
― Crime and Punishment
― Crime and Punishment
“Faith and Reason are like two wings of the human spirit by which it soars to the truth.”
― Fides et Ratio: On the Relationship Between Faith and Reason
― Fides et Ratio: On the Relationship Between Faith and Reason
“Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.”
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