"There is a famous story that concerns Napoleon as he entered Rome. He called a key Cardinal to his chambers and informed him that he, the Emperor, intended to destroy the Roman Catholic Church. The Cardinal is said to have responded, 'Emperor, be my guest. We Catholics have attempted to do the very same for the past 1780 years but without success!'"
ROTFLMAO!!!
Post of the week!
Thanks! ;-o)
The story is from "Triumph: The Power and the Glory of the Catholic Church: A 2,000-Year History" by H. W. Crocker III, a book which covers 20 centuries from the time of Christ to the crisis of the priesthood today. It is a marvelous book and this is one of the anecdotes I can remember. Highly recommended!