André Gide Quote

When people felt they had a right to seek out Christ before the torment, and in the fullness of his joy—it was too late; the cross had overcome Christ himself; it was Christ crucified that people continued to see and teach. And thus it is that religion came to plunge the world into gloom.

Pretexts: Reflections on Literature and Morality (1964)

When people felt they had a right to seek out Christ before the torment, and in the fullness of his joy—it was too late; the cross had overcome...

When people felt they had a right to seek out Christ before the torment, and in the fullness of his joy—it was too late; the cross had overcome...

When people felt they had a right to seek out Christ before the torment, and in the fullness of his joy—it was too late; the cross had overcome...

When people felt they had a right to seek out Christ before the torment, and in the fullness of his joy—it was too late; the cross had overcome...