#bishop

As a preacher of the Gospel, our late venerable Bishop must have been heard, to form an adequate conception of his superior excellence and commanding eloquence. ↗

— John Strachan

#been #bishop #commanding #conception #eloquence

Having a stage name is like having a Superman complex. I go into the telephone booth as Eric Bishop and come out as Jamie Foxx. ↗

— Jamie Foxx

#booth #come #complex #eric #go

If people want a sense of purpose they should get it from their archbishop. They should certainly not get it from their politicians. ↗

— Harold MacMillan

#certainly #get #people #politicians #purpose

The pinafore of the child will be more than a match for the frock of the bishop and the surplice of the priest. ↗

— James Martineau

#child #match #more #priest #than

Archbishop - A Christian ecclesiastic of a rank superior to that attained by Christ. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#attained #christ #christian #rank #superior

The Bishop, as I have remarked, was not very dignified on all occasions, and sometimes acted in such a manner as would not have appeared well in public. ↗

— Maria Monk

#appeared #bishop #dignified #i #manner

Today, for the first time in history, a Bishop of Rome sets foot on English soil. This fair land, once a distant outpost of the pagan world, has become, through the preaching of the Gospel, a beloved and gifted portion of Christ's vineyard. ↗

— Pope John Paul II

#beloved #bishop #christ #distant #english

After the war, prompted by the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris, I entered Parliament so that a priest could speak out for the poor, as canon law at that time still permitted. ↗

— Abbe Pierre

#archbishop #canon #cardinal #could #entered

I think a bishop who doesn't give offence to anyone is probably not a good bishop. ↗

— James Thomson

#bishop #give #good #i #i think

And a third thing is the understanding of the Church as a community, a communion which is just a hierarchy but the people of God, whose servants are the priests and bishops. ↗

— Hans Kung

#church #communion #community #god #hierarchy