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Archbishop Vittorio di Contini-Verchese serves as Ralph’s mentor and confidant in Rome. He admires Ralph’s political skill and promotes him within the Church. Though worldly and pragmatic, he offers Ralph sincere friendship, guiding him through the moral tensions between ambition, duty, and personal longing without ever prying into his secrets.
Archbishop Vittorio di Contini-Verchese Quotes in The Thorn Birds
The The Thorn Birds quotes below are all either spoken by Archbishop Vittorio di Contini-Verchese or refer to Archbishop Vittorio di Contini-Verchese . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 12
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“You will not leave, Ralph, and you know it well. You belong to the Church, you always have and you always will. The vocation for you is a true one. We shall pray now, and I shall add the Rose to my prayers for the rest of my life. Our Dear Lord sends us many griefs and much pain during our progress to eternal life. We must learn to bear it, I as much as you.”
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Archbishop Vittorio di Contini-Verchese Quotes in The Thorn Birds
The The Thorn Birds quotes below are all either spoken by Archbishop Vittorio di Contini-Verchese or refer to Archbishop Vittorio di Contini-Verchese . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 12
Quotes
“You will not leave, Ralph, and you know it well. You belong to the Church, you always have and you always will. The vocation for you is a true one. We shall pray now, and I shall add the Rose to my prayers for the rest of my life. Our Dear Lord sends us many griefs and much pain during our progress to eternal life. We must learn to bear it, I as much as you.”
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
