Thursday, February 21, 2019

St. Peter Damian on the Pope




St. Peter called St. Gregory VII, the great reforming Pope, "Holy Satan" because the Pope took the hermit out of his cell and made him a Papal legate. 


Papam rite colo, sed te prostratus adoro;
Tu facis hunc dominum, te facit iste deum

I rightly honor the Pope, but before Thee I bow in worship;
Thou didst make him lord, he makes himself god.

Vivere vis Romae clara depromita voce;
Plus domino papae quam damno pareo papae

Wilt thou live in Rome, cry aloud:
The Pope's lord more than the Pope I obey

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