Sentence examples for great pope from inspiring English sources

On the contrary, he would make a great pope.

"If we focus on this minor fact, we cannot understand this great pope," he said.

"We have a great pope," said Father Spadaro in a phone interview from his office, surrounded by Italian journalists.

She says she worries sometimes that if Jesus returned he would say, "Oh, they got it all wrong!" She would make a great pope, too.

"Despite the absence of a second miracle it was the pope's will that the sainthood of the great pope of the Second Vatican Council be recognized," he said.

Meanwhile, religious peace reigned in the West, tolerance was proclaimed, and after some difficulty, Rome found a great pope in Damasus, who, beginning in 373, actively supported the new bishop of Milan, St. Ambrose, an ardent defender of orthodoxy.

Norwich, a writer of popular histories, finds that the truly great popes were outnumbered by the corrupt, the inept, the venal, the lecherous and the mediocre.

"Let us pray that the Holy Spirit offers its church the man who can guide it in the footsteps marked by the great popes of the last 150 years," he said.

Although widely regarded as one of the great popes of modern times, John Paul's 26-year pontificate was tarnished by his handling of the clerical sex abuse scandal that has rocked the global Church.

Many historians today consider him the greatest pope who ever lived, a man beloved by people of all kinds throughout the world.

"John Paul was one of the greatest popes, but Francis is following in his footsteps and getting the young involved," said Fernandez, who came with her mother, Rosario, 75.