Word: apes
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...lines of the second stanza. Powerful beyond a doubt, they yet convey a totally false impression. To quote from the "Question Box" (page 300) we find the question asked "If the Pope is the successor of Peter, why doesn't he imitate him in simplicity of life? Why ape the pomp and luxury of worldly princes?" The answer reads, "The greater number of the Popes have been remarkable for their holiness of life. Surely the private life of Pope Leo XIII is full of Apostolic simplicity. As continually dealing with temporal rulers, the Popes have followed the customs of European...