Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Henri de Lubac

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a French priest Henri de Lubac.

Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Henri-Marie Joseph Sonier de Lubac, better known as Henri de Lubac, was a French Jesuit priest and cardinal who is considered one of the most influential theologians of the 20th century. His writings and doctrinal research played a key role in shaping the Second Vatican Council.

French - Priest | February 20, 1896 - September 4, 1991

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The turning point in history will be the moment man becomes aware that the only god of man is man himself.

Henri de Lubac

It's not sincereity, it is truth which frees us, because it transforms us. It tears us away from our inmost slavery.

Henri de Lubac

Habit and routine have an unbelievable power to waste and destroy.

Henri de Lubac

The Church is a perpetual construction site.

Henri de Lubac

Nothing remains intact without effort. Repetition of formulas does not assure the transmission of thought. It is not safe to entrust a doctrinal treasure to the passivity of memory. Intelligence must play a part in its conservation, rediscovering it, so to speak, in the process.

Henri de Lubac

The age of the proof is in decline, it is the hour of 'witness' that is coming, hour of the 'marturioa', very calm and very complete: a hope which seems close to being realised.

Henri de Lubac

Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Henri de Lubac

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