“It was Francisco de Vitoria, a Catholic priest and professor, who earned the title of father of international law.”

“The idea of formulated 'rights ... comes not from John Locke and Thomas Jefferson ... but from the canon law of the Catholic Church. ”

“The university system, a gift of Western civilization to the world, was developed by the Catholic Church.”

“The father of Egyptology was Father Athanasius Kircher.”

“Father Nicholas Steno, is often identified as the father of geology.”

“Father Roger Boscovich is often credited as the father of modern atomic theory.”

“(Catholic) monks taught metallurgy, introduced new crops, copied ancient texts, preserved literacy, pioneered in technology, invented champagne, improved the European landscape, provided for wanderers of every stripe, and looked after the lost and shipwrecked.”