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"Many journalists who in the past have written about the pope's health are already in heaven."

--Secretary to the pope Archbishop Stanislaw Dziwisz, on rumors of John Paul The name John Paul might refer to: Full name
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  • John Paul (field hockey), a field hockey player from South Africa
  • John Paul, Sr., former IndyCar driver
  • John Paul, Jr.
 II's imminent death (New York New York, state, United States
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 Times, Oct. 3, 2003)

"I was always convinced ... that telling the truth about things, whether they made the church look good or sometimes cast a less favorable impression of it, was the best thing for the church."

--Religion writer Peter Steinfels Peter F. Steinfels (born in 1941) is an American journalist and educator best known for his writings on religious topics.

A native of Chicago, Illinois, and a lifelong Catholic, Steinfels earned his PhD from Columbia University and joined the staff of the journal
 (Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, Oct. 3, 2003)

"The reception of Holy Communion by Catholics is a right guaranteed by the church, not a privilege determined by Judie Brown ... She's not Judge Judie, she's not Bishop Judie, and she's not Pope Judie."

--L.A. archdiocesan spokesman Tod Tamberg, on American Life League One of the largest pro-life organizations in the United States, according to their website, American Life League, or ALL, opposes all forms of abortion, birth control, embryonic stem cell research, and euthanasia.  president Judie Brown's statement that pro-choice Catholic politicians should be refused Communion (Cybercast News Service The Cybercast News Service (also CNSNews.com) is a conservative news website operated by the Media Research Center. It was founded on June 16, 1998 under the name "Conservative News Service"; "Conservative" was changed to "Cybercast" in 2000 after the MRC was unable to , Oct. 1, 2003)

"Events have shown that the worries of the Holy See were well-founded"

--Cardinal Pio Laghi, on the aftermath of war in Iraq (Catholic News Service, Oct. 6, 2003)

"My only regret is that God is being abused. God is not that fickle-minded."

--Archbishop Oscar Cruz of the Philippines, on President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's decision to seek "divine guidance" on whether to run in the 2004 election (Ecumenical News International, Sept. 29, 2003)
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Title Annotation:signs of the times; quotations on various topics
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Date:Dec 1, 2003
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