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A civil ruler dabbling in religion is as reprehensible as a clergyman dabbling in politics. Both render themselves odious as well as ridiculous.

James Gibbons

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It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
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James Gibbons

James Gibbons
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Born: July 23, 1834
Died: March 24, 1921 (aged 86)
Bio: James Gibbons was an American Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Apostolic Vicar of North Carolina from 1868 to 1872, Bishop of Richmond, Virginia, from 1872 to 1877, and as ninth Archbishop of Baltimore, Maryland, from 1877 until his death in 1921.
Known for:
  1. The Faith of Our Fathers
  2. The Ambassador Of Christ (1896)
  3. Our Christian Heritage (1889)
  4. Beacon Lights - Maxims of Cardinal Gibbons

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