“In an age of real anxiety, and ever-shifting change, the permanency of the papacy gives people something to cling to that is higher, and everlasting. And it has deep meaning for people even of non-Christian traditions, even people who are just authentically striving for good through goodwill.”

— Jeff Fortenberry

Source: How a Catholic congressman agreed to be part of a pope documentary https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/38215/how-a-catholic-congressman-agreed-to-be-part-of-a-pope-documentary (17 April 2018)

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