As Many have Fought Against the Church – St. John Chrysostom
“Many have fought the Church and those who fought Her have been lost and the Church has been raised more than heaven. This is the greatness of the Church; being battled against She wins, being plotted against She prevails, being insulted She becomes brighter, receiving injuries She doesn’t fall from the wounds, being shaken She is not drowned, She suffers hardships but She isn’t shipwrecked, She struggles but She is not defeated, She is grappled but not conquered. ”
St. John Chrysostom (Migne 52, pp. 397-398)
