21+ Pope Pius IX Quotes On Religion, Education And Death

Pope Pius IX was the head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878. He was the longest-serving pope in the history of the Catholic Church, and was known for his conservative views and opposition to modernity. He declared the dogma of the Immaculate Conception and convened the First Vatican Council, which defined the dogma of papal infallibility. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Pope Pius IX on love, religion, education.

Top 10 Pope Pius IX Quotes

1. If a future Pope teaches anything contrary to the Catholic Faith, do not follow him.
2. Liberal Catholics are the worst enemies of the Church.
3. Give me an army saying the Rosary and I will conquer the world.
4. The Church is built on the rock of Peter, and he who eats the Lamb outside this holy dwelling is reprobate .. .He who eats the Lamb outside this Apostolic See has no part with God!
5. The chisel is the pen of the sculptor.
6. Neither the true faith nor eternal salvation is to be found outside the Holy Catholic Church.
7. The Roman Pontiffs have always...held that all those rites should be preserved which deviate neither from accuracy in matters of faith, nor from what is fitting.
8. I have always condemned Liberal Catholicism and I will condemn it again forty times over if it be necessary.
9. Socialism, Communism, clandestine societies, Bible societies... pests of this sort must be destroyed by all means.
10. It is error to believe that Every man is free to embrace and profess that religion which, guided by the light of reason, he shall consider true.

Pope Pius IX Famous Quotes And Sayings

The foundation of all our confidence is found in the Blessed Virgin Mary. God has committed to her the treasury of all good things, in order that everyone may know that through her are obtained every hope, every grace, and all salvation. For this is His will: That we obtain everything through Mary. — Pope Pius IX

The most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin. — Pope Pius IX

If anyone says that it is possible that at some time, given the advancement of knowledge, a sense may be assigned to the dogmas propounded by the Church which is different from that which the Church has understood and understands: let him be anathema. — Pope Pius IX

Because God knows, searches and clearly understands the minds, hearts, thoughts, and nature of all, his supreme kindness and clemency do not permit anyone at all who is not guilty of deliberate sin to suffer eternal punishments. — Pope Pius IX

These enemies of divine revelation extol human progress to the skies, and with rash and sacrilegious daring would have it introduced into the Catholic religion as if this religion were not the work of God but of man, or some kind of philosophical discovery susceptible of perfection by human efforts. — Pope Pius IX

The 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

In 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 IX

Now you know well that the most deadly foes of the Catholic religion have always waged a fierce war, but without success, against this Chair [of St. Peter]; they are by no means ignorant of the fact that religion itself can never totter and fall while this Chair remains intact, the Chair which rests on the rock which the proud gates of hell cannot overthrow and in which there is the whole and perfect solidity of the Christian religion. — Pope Pius IX

Nothing can ever pass away from the words of Christ, nor can anything be changed in the doctrine which the Catholic Church received from Christ to guard, protect, and preach. — Pope Pius IX

Atheism in legislation, indifference in matters of religion, and the pernicious maxims which go under the name of Liberal Catholicism are the true causes of the destruction of states; they have been the ruin of France. Believe me, the evil I denounce is more terrible than the Revolution, more terrible even than The Commune. I have always condemned Liberal Catholicism, and I will condemn it again forty times over if it be necessary. — Pope Pius IX

The state (the U.S. Constitution) has not the right to leave every man free to profess and embrace whatever religion he may desire. — Pope Pius IX

Life Lessons by Pope Pius IX

Pope Pius IX was the pope of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878. He was an influential leader during a time of great social and political change. He taught important lessons about the importance of faith, charity, and humility in the face of adversity. He also showed the power of prayer and the importance of standing up for justice and truth.