Sentence examples for examining his conscience from inspiring English sources

Last month, in announcing his resignation, Pope Benedict said he made his decision after examining his conscience before God.

Now, however, Davidson has written a play about a bigoted comedian, and seems to be examining his conscience.

Her Darcy is full of self-doubt and self-recrimination, constantly examining his conscience with regard to Wickham and even returning in his mind several times to the subject of his own marriage.

While the last president exuded a cowboyish certainty, this president is constantly examining his conscience in public — but if their policies are basically the same, the latter is no less of a performance.

During what was supposed to be a routine meeting to discuss the canonization of three potential saints, Benedict read a statement that said, in part, that after examining his conscience "before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths, due to an advanced age, are no longer suited to an adequate exercise" of leading the world's one billion Roman Catholics.

I have profound respect and admiration for him examining his conscience to make up his mind about his capacity of dealing with what is required from him.

He examined his conscience, assessing the situation in which his loyal colleagues had been drawn.

But he must examine his conscience: How is it consistent with religious faith to stir hatred and killing?

Goodell should examine his conscience as well and make a decision that is influenced by compassion, not public opinion.

The pope made up his mind "after his trip to Mexico and Cuba, and having repeatedly examined his conscience before God, due to his advancing age," the editor, Giovanni Maria Vian, said.

Saying he had examined his conscience "before God," Benedict said he felt that he was not up to the challenge of guiding the world's one billion Catholics.