A Dimple On The Chin, The Devil

Perhaps The Lord Has Called Me And Preserved Me For This Service Not Because I Am Particularly Fit For It, Or So That I Can Govern And Rescue The Church From Her Present Difficulties, But So That I Can Suffer Something For The Church, And In That Way It Will Be Clear That He, And No Other, Is Her Guide And Saviour

There Are Those Who Ask What Authority, What Theological Qualification, The Council Intended To Give To Its Teachings, Knowing That It Avoided Issuing Solemn Dogmatic Definitions Backed By The Church's Infallible Teaching Authority. The Answer Is Known By Those Who Remember The Conciliar Declaration Of March 6, 1964, Repeated On November 16, 1964. In View Of The Pastoral Nature Of The Council, It Avoided Proclaiming In An Extraordinary Manner Any Dogmata Carrying The Mark Of Infallibility.

Marriage And Conjugal Love Are By Their Nature Ordained Toward The Procreation And Education Of Children. Children Are Really The Supreme Gift Of Marriage And Contribute In The Highest Degree To Their Parents' Welfare.

The Freedom Or Immunity From Coercion In Matters Religious, Which Is The Endowment Of Persons As Individuals, Is Also To Be Recognized As Their Right When They Act In Community. Religious Communities Are A Requirement Of The Social Nature Both Of Man And Of Religion Itself.

For He Is In The Midst Of Us Day And Night [in The Blessed Sacrament]; He Dwells In Us With The Fullness Of Grace And Truth. He Raises The Level Of Morals, Fosters Virtue, Comforts The Sorrowful, Strengthens The Weak And Stirs Up All Those Who Draw Near To Him To Imitate Him, So That They May Learn From His Example To Be Meek And Humble Of Heart, And To Seek Not Their Own Interests But Those Of God.