Reformed
by VP
Posted on Monday February 09, 2026 at 12:00AM in Quotes
St. Francis de Sales, HNJ Cathedral, Raleigh NC
"(...) the name of Reformed is a blasphemy against Our Lord, who has so perfectly formed and sanctified his Church in his blood, that it must never take other form than of his all lovely Spouse, of pillar and ground of truth. One may reform the nations in particular, but not the Church or religion. She was rightly formed, change of formation is called heresy or irreligion. The tint of Our Saviour's blood is too fair and too bright to require new colours." Source: Catholic Controversy by Bishop St. Francis de Sales, p.204
