When Holy Church occasionally hinted that she still considered her authority to be supreme over all nations and superior to the authority of states, men in these times tended to snicker.

....to abuse the intellect for reasons of pride, vanity, or escape from responsibility, is the fruit of that same tree.

Bless me Father, I ate a lizard.

I'm not so sure he's mad, Father. Just a little devious in his sanity.

It is said that water is for cattle and farmers, that milk is for children and blood for men.

Soon the sun will set'- is that prophecy? No, it's merely an assertion of faith in the consistency of events.

Because a doubt is not a denial. Doubt is a powerful tool, and it should be applied to history.