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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
“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 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
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
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
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
Pope Francis is not only changing the face of the Catholic Church, he's challenging us to be the face of God in… — Regina Brett Copy Share Image
Everywhere in the world there are ignorance and prejudice, but the greatest complex of these, with the most extensive prestige and the… — H. G. Wells Copy Share Image
There are not one hundred people in the United States who hate The Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what… — Fulton J. Sheen Copy Share Image
If I should say anything that is not in conformity with what is held by the Holy Roman Catholic Church, it will… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
That's the reality in the Catholic Church today You don't want to build something that will be OK for now, when you… — Mary Gauthier Copy Share Image
I said the rosary, and I said the Our Father, as they call it in the Catholic Church. One of the things… — Wesley Clark Copy Share Image
The Roman Catholic Church, had it captured me, as it nearly did, would have sent me on some mission of danger and… — Annie Besant Copy Share Image
In my view, the Catholic Church as a community of faith will be preserved, but only if it abandons the Roman system… — Hans Kung Copy Share Image
The Catholic Church is an institution I am bound to hold divine - but for unbelievers a proof of its divinity might… — Hilaire Belloc Copy Share Image
Since the Icelandic volcano obviously needs a virgin sacrifice and the Catholic Church obviously needs new leadership the Pope must volunteer to… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Even Martin Luther and John Calvin believed that the Roman Catholic church, up to the Council of Trent, was basically orthodox -… — Norman Geisler Copy Share Image
“Celebration toward the east fosters silence. Indeed, there is less temptation for the celebrant to monopolize the conversation. Facing the Lord, he… — Robert Sarah Copy Share Image
I think Pope Francis is a guy who comes from a certain place in the world, and that shapes how he processes… — Bill O'Reilly Copy Share Image
“But here is my hope: God willing, when he wills and as he wills, the reform of the reform will take place… — Robert Sarah Copy Share Image
The Catholic Church had strict racial attitudes and intolerance for anybody who was not Catholic. When I look at a lot of… — Harry Belafonte Copy Share Image
The Catholic Church sees voluntary vampirism as a kind of suicide. I tend to agree. Though the Pope also excommunicated all animators,… — Laurell K. Hamilton Copy Share Image
One footnote says that divorced and remarried faithful, who are not recognized by the Catholic Church because it upholds the indissolubility of… — Sylvia Poggioli Copy Share Image
The death of Pope John Paul II led many of different faiths and of no faith to acknowledge their debt to the… — Suzanne Fields Copy Share Image
Through the confessional system, the Catholic church spied upon the lives of its congregants. While Latin mass excluded most people who could… — Julian Assange Copy Share Image
For many years, despite what I thought were really punitive decisions about women in the church, I stayed and stayed and stayed.… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
Once the Roman Catholic Church in the West became the church most closely connected with the state, the Roman Catholic Church did… — Susan Jacoby Copy Share Image
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