O Pope! [1] Rend the veils asunder. He Who is the Lord of
Lords is come overshadowed with clouds, and the decree hath been fulfilled by
God, the Almighty, the Unrestrained. Dispel the mists through the power of thy
Lord, and ascend unto the Kingdom of His names and attributes. Thus hath the
Pen of the Most High commanded thee at the behest of thy Lord, the Almighty,
the All-Compelling. He, verily, hath again come down from Heaven even as He came
down from it the first time. Beware that thou dispute not with Him even as the
Pharisees disputed with Him without a clear token or proof. On His right hand
flow the living waters of grace, and on His left the choice Wine of justice,
whilst before Him march the angels of Paradise, bearing the banners of His
signs. Beware lest any name debar thee from God, the Creator of earth and
heaven. Leave thou the world behind
thee, and turn towards thy Lord, through Whom the whole earth hath been
illumined.
- Baha'u'llah (Tablet to Pope Pius IX, Suriy-i-Haykal [Tablet of Temple]; ‘The Summons of the Lord of Hosts’)
[1] Pope Pius IX