Francesco di Paola Satolli

Francesco di Paola Satolli (21 July 1839 – 8 January 1910) was an Italian theologian, professor, cardinal, and the first Apostolic Delegate to the United States. Quotes Every historical epoch has its special conflict, and from the sixteenth century down to our own time the conflict has been between liberty and authority. It is the office of religious and social truth to establish harmony between these two terms. The excess of social authority leads to oppression, and the excess of liberty leads to license and the disorganization of the social fabric. The equilibrium of the two constitutes and maintains the life of all society. Proofs are not needed to show that it has ever been the highest glory of the Catholic Church, I do not say to have invented either social authority or social freedom, but to have maintained the equilibrium and established the harmony of the one with the other. Loyalty to Church and State External links Category:1839 births Category:People from Umbria Category:Catholics from Italy Category:Clergy from Italy Category:Diplomats of the Holy See Category:Cardinals Category:1910 deaths Category:Theologians from Italy