

"The teachings of the Bishop of Poitiers are, in their totality, the development of his doctrine concerning the reign of Jesus Christ, through His grace, upon individuals and upon peoples. Those who have read the Bishop's Pastoral Works with a sustained intelligence have formed a philosophical and theological synthesis of incalculable value. Men, priests or laymen, who desire to have the key to the sad events that bear witness to our days, have only to read his works...." (Dom Besse, O.S.B., Le Cardinal Pie: Sa Vie, Son Religieuse et Sociale Action; de St. Just, pages 14, 15.)