From the saints I must take the substance, not the accidents of their virtues.
Pope John XXIII Quotes
Saint John XXIII (November 25, 1881 – June 3, 1963), born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, was elected the 261st Pope of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City on 28 October 1958. He called the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965) but did not live to see it to completion, dying two months after the completion of his final encyclical, Pacem in Terris.
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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Pope John XXIII (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.