Pope Gregory VII quotes

Pope Gregory VII was a powerful and influential leader of the Catholic Church in the 11th century, most famous for initiating the Gregorian Reforms. His efforts strengthened the authority of the papacy and challenged the influence of secular rulers over the church. He played a central role in the Investiture Controversy and became a symbol of church independence. Here are 3 of his quotes:

It is the custom of the Roman Church which I unworthily serve with the help of God, to tolerate some things, to turn a blind eye to some, following the spirit of discretion rather than the rigid letter of the law.

Pope Gregory VII

That it has pleased God to make Holy Scripture obscure in certain places lest, if it were perfectly clear to all, it might be vulgarized and subjected to disrespect or be so misunderstood by people of limited intelligence as to lead them into error.

Pope Gregory VII