Pope Gregory II

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    “‘Tis education forms the common mind,
    Just as the twig is bent, the tree’s inclined.”
    —Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

    “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 (c. 1020–1085)