Paul Poupard

Quotes

• “The Christian, conscious of his mission, translates his faith into his life. Faith does not impoverish and does not shrink culture, but on the contrary is the radiating leaven. Like the rainbow radiates all its colours, the Church in Africa is resplendent with the beauty of the Gospel progressively inculturated in all of its cultures and already fruitful bearers of holiness for the entire Church and the whole world.”
• “The Church of Rome is not spotless, it is not hard and pure like a utopia, whose only real quality would be that of not existing. Instead it exists, with its features marked strongly by time and space, by men and their stone constructions. Thus, the vocation of Rome is the incarnation of the faith.”

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Key dates

Born

30 August 1930

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Jean

Gender

male

Citizenship

France

Place of birth

Bouzillé

Occupation

Catholic bishop

Educated at

École pratique des hautes études

Employer

Catholic University of Paris

Languages spoken

French

Religion

Catholic Church

Participant in

2005 conclave

Image

Paul Poupard par Claude Truong-Ngoc août 2015.jpg

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