They were overly zealous".
In the fourth century, before scholastic debate was properly formalised, zealous Christians called Circumcellions roamed north Africa braining theological opponents with cudgels.
In other words, if storms caused by careerism in the curia threatened to sink the papal ship, it was partly because Benedict himself had been too zealous in stilling the nurturing waters of theological debate.
Mentioning some of his weaker characteristics, including compulsive womanising, unimpressive aviation skills, childishness and egoism, often causes a rumpus during public debates where Saint-Ex fans are as zealous as religious fundamentalists.
But it might help if the debate over abortion was carried forth in less zealous tones.
"There are people who are going to want to have this debate, and to some degree, the people that are engaging in it are zealous to do it," he said.
To many on both sides of the gun debate, LaPierre embodies the NRA's unique blend of savvy political skills and zealous opposition to gun regulations.
But by 2005, a debate was growing over aggressive prosecutions, as some business leaders had been criticizing the approach as perhaps too zealous.
Most were zealous Zionists.
For years, the debate over the safety of New York City's streets has roiled without pause, from the highest corridors of elected office to the zealous corners of social media, inflamed whenever a pedestrian is fatally struck by a vehicle.
Tall, humorless, moody, zealous, cosmopolitan.
