De Antichristi Decore Pontificali (Epigr. XIII)
The Wisdom of Discernment
We must distinguish between the corruption of human institutions and the inherent value of the things themselves.
Just because popes were once tainted by poison, it doesn't mean everything should be recklessly thrown away. If we were to remove everything that has been corrupted by misuse, we wouldn't have any bodies or souls left.
Read the original Latin
Non quia Pontificum sunt olim afflata veneno, Omnia sunt temere projicienda foras. Tollantur si cuncta malus quae polluit usus, Non remanent nobis corpora, non animae.
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