A Pius Man Quotes

“get rid of religion, if there is nothing above yourself that is worth fighting for … then duty, honor, country mean duty to your own concern, honored by an op-ed page in the New York Times, and what country? You’re now an intellectual! An internationalist! All head, no heart, and only the groin for company.”
― Declan Finn, A Pius Man

“Dead men tell no tales—unless you’re in forensics.”
― Declan Finn, A Pius Man

“The Pope held the smoke grenades.”
― Declan Finn, A Pius Man

“Sean Ryan looked at the agents from the BND, Interpol, Mossad, Vatican Intelligence, the Vatican’s Central Office of Vigilance, the Secret Service, the Egyptian police force, and quickly said, “Well, no one’s a spy working for the bad guys, anyway.”
― Declan Finn, A Pius Man

“raised an eyebrow, glancing from one to the other. “Why did he not just say, ‘We hate the Nazis?’ I know it is not diplomatic, but—” Figlia shook his head at that one. “Is not Vatican policy — if you condemn Al-Qaeda, they could change the name. If one condemns ‘men of violence’ in Afghanistan, it is obvious, si?” Father”
― Declan Finn, A Pius Man

“The news coverage, depending on who you believe, the last pope to take the name either did nothing about the Holocaust; said nothing about the Holocaust; or was actively responsible for the Holocaust.” Abasi said, “True. Before then, I did not know that every historian who specialized in Catholic history was a reject from the seminary, an ex-priest who married an ex-nun, or ‘Catholics’ who, mysteriously, support none of the teachings of the Catholic Church.” Wilhelmina”
― Declan Finn, A Pius Man