From an interview with Sir Steven Runciman
“We Need Spiritual Humility”, Nov. 6, 2000,
How do you comment on the fact that many Saints got involved in politics and practised political?
All who wish to influence people use politics and are politicians. Politics means trying to organize the ‘Polis’ (city) in a new way of thinking. The Saints are politicians. I never believed that you could separate the faith towards the Saints from intellect. I return to what I said about the Churches. From the minute you try to explain everything, you essentially destroy what should constitute human insight, which connects intellect to Saints and the sense of God.