Pierre d'Ailly Quotes on God
Pierre d'Ailly was a French scholastic theologian, cardinal, and statesman of the Church and one of the leading figures of the conciliarist movement that resolved the Western Schism. This page collects quotes attributed to Pierre d'Ailly on the topic of god, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Pierre d'Ailly:
“The general council, lawfully gathered, is greater than the pope.”
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Attributed to Pierre d'Ailly:
“Reform begins at the head and descends to the members.”
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Attributed to Pierre d'Ailly:
“Astronomy serves theology when it teaches the order of creation.”
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Attributed to Pierre d'Ailly:
“What is uncertain in faith should be left to councils, not to private opinion.”