The emperor is within the church, not above the church.

No mortal shall be permitted to approach a temple or to pass through its sanctuary.

It is our will that all peoples under the rule of our clemency shall hold the religion which the divine apostle Peter delivered to the Romans.

If I have sinned, give me the remedy; if I have not, instruct me.

I will not be led in triumph.

-- Cleopatra

It is not lawful to be a Christian.

-- Diocletian

If I have sinned, give me the remedy; if I have not, instruct me.

-- Theodosius I

Go, set everything aflame

-- Ignatius of Loyola

He who loves not wine, women and song, remains a fool his whole life long

-- Martin Luther

I would rather be a poor beggar's wife and be sure of heaven, than queen of all the world and stand in doubt thereof by reason of my own consent.

-- Catherine of Aragon