Tolerance is an attitude of reasoned patience toward evil …… - Fulton J. Sheen

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Tolerance is an attitude of reasoned patience toward evil … a forbearance that restrains us from showing anger or inflicting punishment. Tolerance applies only to persons … never to truth.

Fulton J. Sheen

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Fulton John Sheen (born Peter John Sheen; 8 May 1895 – 9 December 1979) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Rochester from 1966 to 1969. He was known for his preaching, especially on television and radio.

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Birth Name: Peter John Sheen

Native Name: Fulton John Sheen

Alternative Names: Venerable Fulton J. Sheen

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