Since many of you do not belong to the Catholic Church and others are non-believers, from the bottom of my heart I… — Pope Francis Copy Share Image
It is easy to forget, since the Catholic Church is now the only large American religious denomination whose ecclesiastical hierarchy continues to… — Susan Jacoby Copy Share Image
I think if somebody does something stupid, it's okay to make fun of them, but [celebrities] have also gotten very conscious about… — Margaret Cho Copy Share Image
I have read that during the process of canonization the Catholic Church demands proof of joy in the candidate, and although I… — Phyllis McGinley Copy Share Image
I was raised in a Baptist household, went to a Catholic church, lived in a Jewish neighborhood, and had the biggest crush… — Will Smith Copy Share Image
I really do feel that these people are brothers and sisters in God's family. I am looking to build bridges with the… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Fly to the Catholic Church! Adhere to the only faith which continues to exist from the beginning, that faith which was preached… — Hippolytus of Rome Copy Share Image
The Catholic Church is an innately conservative rock - they call themselves the 'rock of Peter' - and its resistance to change… — Gabriel Byrne Copy Share Image
Only the [Catholic] Church stood squarely across the path of Hitler’s campaign for suppressing truth. I never had any special interest in… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
It’s the strangest thing about this church - it is obsessed with sex, absolutely obsessed. Now they will say we, with our… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
In the Catholic Church, there are many other things which most justly keep me in her bosom. The consent of peoples and… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
Comics, which are really best described as an arrangement of images in a sequence that tell a story - an idea -… — Will Eisner Copy Share Image
In many ways, American evangelicalism is somewhat stronger today than it was in, say 1955 - certainly more mainstream and influential in… — Ross Douthat Copy Share Image
“The teaching authority of the magisterium had been seriously weakened through the obvious difficulties raised for such a concept of authority by… — Alister E. McGrath Copy Share Image
See that ye all follow the bishop, even as Jesus Christ does the Father, and the presbytery as ye would the apostles;… — Ignatius of Antioch Copy Share Image
The Catholic Church holds that it is not admissible to ordain women to the priesthood, for very fundamental reasons. These reasons include:… — Pope Paul VI Copy Share Image
The Roman Catholic Church and its rituals were so much part of life that, although my parents would often question a small… — Colm Toibin Copy Share Image
The changes in the Catholic Church since Vatican II can certainly be scanned in terms of this long retreat from the sacred… — Julian Jaynes Copy Share Image
I can definitely make an argument for atheism. I was very educated in scripture and dogma and the church, particularly the Catholic… — Amber Heard Copy Share Image
When the problems in Northern Ireland started, it was not a question of Protestantism or Catholicism, because the Catholic church was the… — Harri Holkeri Copy Share Image
I read in the newspaper that the Catholic Church finally decided that it had been theologically improper to try to convert the… — Alan Dershowitz Copy Share Image
Those who are seeking the true religion will never find it outside the Catholic Church alone, because, in every other religion, if… — Alphonsus Liguori Copy Share Image
I do not want "Mormonism" to become popular; I would not, if I could, make it as popular as the Roman Catholic… — Brigham Young Copy Share Image
I was raised by the Christian Brothers, who believe in that, fortunately. They were, to me, the most rebellious arm of the… — Paul Kantner Copy Share Image
[Pope] Francis ought to be taken at his word when he says, as he has often done, that he is a son… — George Weigel Copy Share Image
Look out sinners because if you do not go to confession, confession will come to you. The Catholic Church in northern England… — Peter Sagal Copy Share Image
The Catholic Church must be the biggest corporation in the United States. We have a branch office in every neighborhood. Our assets… — Avro Manhattan Copy Share Image
When, for example, in the name of non-discrimination, people try to force the Catholic Church to change her position on homosexuality or… — Pope Benedict XVI Copy Share Image
The band and I were leading at a Youth Specialties convention. We were asked to back up Matt Maher for one of… — Chris Tomlin Copy Share Image
Pope John Paul II was fascinated by the United States. And I think he was initially surprised at the vigor of the… — Chris Matthews Copy Share Image
If the churches ever did reunite, it would have to be into something that was as sacramental and liturgical and authoritative as… — Peter Kreeft Copy Share Image
When I was in my early 20s I converted to Catholicism after a long period of searching. What I think drew me… — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
Mysticism has been in the past and probably ever will be one of the great powers of the world, and it is… — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
We are not only interested in those aspects of the mystery of the Roman Catholic Church which set her apart from the… — Hans Urs von Balthasar Copy Share Image
The Germans take quite a knock for the holocaust, but the Catholic church manages to push more people into death, disease, and… — Terence McKenna Copy Share Image
What single organization has done more for the orphan than the Catholic Church? What one, through hospital and asylum, more for the… — David Josiah Brewer Copy Share Image
A Christian anarchist has no business belonging to such a reactionary organization [the Catholic Church]. I do not believe in original sin,… — Ammon Hennacy Copy Share Image
In the agreement to rescue Rome [i.e., the Roman Catholic Church's hierarchy] from the predicament of losing its world control to Protestantism,… — John Daniel Copy Share Image
I don't know how you feel, but I'm pretty sick of church people. You know what they ought to do with churches?… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
“62. It is neither wise nor laudable to reduce everything to antiquity by every possible device. Thus, to cite some instances, one… — Pope Pius XII Copy Share Image
![“I think if somebody does something stupid, it's okay to make fun of them, but [celebrities] have also gotten very conscious about social media, kind of like the Catholic Church in the 1500s.” quote by Margaret Cho](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/02c/margaret-cho-1136_catholic_i-think-if-somebody-does-something-stupi_1693981.png)
![“Only the [Catholic] Church stood squarely across the path of Hitler’s campaign for suppressing truth. I never had any special interest in the Church before, but now I feel a great affection and admiration because the Church alone has had the courage and persistence to stand for intellectual truth…” quote by Albert Einstein](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/52c/albert-einstein-33_admiration_only-the-catholic-church-stood-squarely_3034392.jpg)
![“See that ye all follow the bishop, even as Jesus Christ does the Father, and the presbytery as ye would the apostles; and reverence the deacons, as being the institution of God. Let no man do anything connected with the Church without the bishop. [] Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the…” quote by Ignatius of Antioch](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/d0a/ignatius-of-antioch-9526_apostles_see-that-ye-all-follow-the-bishop-even-a_2176370.png)
![“[Pope] Francis ought to be taken at his word when he says, as he has often done, that he is a son of the Church who believes and teaches what the Catholic Church believes and teaches.” quote by George Weigel](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/237/george-weigel-9372_believe_pope-francis-ought-to-be-taken-at-his-wo_2551712.jpg)
![“A Christian anarchist has no business belonging to such a reactionary organization [the Catholic Church]. I do not believe in original sin, indulgences, the infallibility of the pope, or obedience to any church official if it is against my conscience. I am not interested in earning "merit" or in…” quote by Ammon Hennacy](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/0f0/ammon-hennacy-33177_anarchist_a-christian-anarchist-has-no-business-be_2906303.png)
![“In the agreement to rescue Rome [i.e., the Roman Catholic Church's hierarchy] from the predicament of losing its world control to Protestantism, and to preserve the spiritual and temporal supremacy which the popes [had] 'usurped' during the Middle Ages, Rome now 'sold' the [Roman Catholic] Church…” quote by John Daniel](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/e75/john-daniel-33836_age_in-the-agreement-to-rescue-rome-i-e-the_1110756.jpg)
