: Preach the Gospel - use words if necessary

Determining if St Francis actually used these words is a matter of fact.

From what I can glean there is substantial doubt that he did use these exact words.

: Same with quoting St Teresa out of context
: below about her being more frightened of
: those frightened of the devil than of the
: devil itself.
: Reading the quote within the context of
: chapter 25 of The Book of Her Life shows
: that it bears absolutely no relation to your
: statement about dissidents having been
: historically burnt at the stake, despite
: your citation of it in support.

In a sense every 'quote' is taken out of 'context' and it is not a matter of fact if that is done appropriately or not, it is a matter of opinion.

: One thing to be off with the pixies*, Alex,
: another one to misrepresent great saints of
: the Church in order to encourage others
: along.

Speaking of 'fact' and 'opinion', what is Alex encouraging others 'along'?

* It would be quite reasonable to state that you've used that expression 'out of context' or that 'that it bears absolutely no relation to your' assertion about Alex.