An old chestnut related by the dear departed F.F. Bruce in his 1988 commentary on Acts 3.6:
According to Cornelius a Lapide, Thomas Aquinas once called on Pope Innocent II when the latter was counting out a large sum of money.
“You see, Thomas,” said the Pope, “the church can no longer say, ‘Silver and gold have I none.’”
“True, holy father,” was the reply; “neither can she now say, ‘Rise and walk.’”
