Quote

The Word of God makes use of poetic imagery when discussing... formless intelligences but... it does not do so for the sake of art, but as a concession to the nature of our own mind. It uses scriptural passages in an uplifting fashion as a way, provided for us from the first, to uplift our mind in a manner suitable to our nature.

Pope Dionysius

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Pope Dionysius
Bishop Of Rome
Catholic Priest
Cleric
Imperium Romanum
Pope Dionysius
Makes
Provided
Concessions
Art
Uses
Imagery
Nature
Manner
Discussing
Doe
Sake
Suitable
Scriptural
Firsts
Fashion
Uplifting
Intelligences
First
Word
Passages
Concession
Mind
Christian
Orthodox
Formless
Way
Use
Poetic
Uplift

More quotes by Pope Dionysius

Image
The fact is that the more we take flight upward [to God], the more our words are confined to the ideas we are capable of forming so that now as we plunge into that darkness which is beyond intellect, we shall find ourselves not simply running short of words but actually speechless and unknowing.
Pope Dionysius
Image
Those who do not know must be taught, not punished. We do not hit the blind. We lead them by the hand.
Pope Dionysius
Image
We make assertions and denials of what is next to [the Divine Nature], but never of It, for It is both beyond every assertion, being the perfect and unique cause of all things, and, by virtue of Its preeminently simple and absolute nature, free of every limitation, beyond every limitation it is also beyond every denial.
Pope Dionysius
Image
God is a fountain flowing into itself.
Pope Dionysius
Image
All angels bring revelations and tidings of their superiors. The first bring word of God who is their inspiration, while the others, according to where they are, tell of those inspired by God... the holiest of the seraphim 'cry out to one another' (Is. 6:3)... this shows that the first ranks pass on to the second what they know of God.
Pope Dionysius