“I do not despise criticism, and I shall be most careful not to think badly of critics or treat them will disrespect. On the contrary, I shall love it. I shall study new systems of thought, their continual evolution, and their trends; criticism for me is light, is truth, and there is only one truth [ i.e., the supreme truth of Christ cannot ultimately be in conflict with other truths].

"But I shall always try to introduce into these discussions, in which too often ill-considered enthusiasms and deceptive appearances have a part to play, a great moderation, harmony, balance, and serenity of judgment, allied to a prudent and cautious broad-mindedness.” --- Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (later Pope John XXIII)