Socialism, Communism, clandestine societies, Bible societies... pests of this sort must be destroyed by all means.
Pope Pius IXIn fact, there is only one true and holy religion, founded and instituted by Christ Our Lord. Mother and Nurse of the virtues, Destroyer of vice, Liberator of souls, Guide to true happiness, she is called Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman.
Pope Pius IXI have always condemned Liberal Catholicism and I will condemn it again forty times over if it be necessary.
Pope Pius IXThe civil liberty of every mode of worship, and full power given to all of openly and publicly manifesting their opinions and their ideas conduce more easily to corrupt the morals and minds of the people... The Roman Pontiff cannot and ought not to reconcile himself or agree with, progress, liberalism and modern civilization.
Pope Pius IX