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title: "5 Church Poor Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [I felt that the Church was the Church of the poor,... but at the same time, I felt that it did not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-day/i-felt-that-the-church-was-the-church-of-the-poor-but-at-the-same/)

[Dorothy Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-day/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/129/dorothy-day-1629_catholic_i-felt-that-the-church-was-the-church-of_757210.jpg)

> [Nightclubs are the equivalent of a Catholic Church in a poor country. You hear a lot of stuff about churches filled with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-hijuelos/nightclubs-are-the-equivalent-of-a-catholic-church-in-a-poor-country/)

[Oscar Hijuelos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-hijuelos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/151/oscar-hijuelos-24619_about_nightclubs-are-the-equivalent-of-a-catho_875269.jpg)

> [... our reality teaches us that, as Christians, we must create a Church of the poor, that we don't need a Church…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rigoberta-menchu/our-reality-teaches-us-that-as-christians-we-must-create-a-church-of/)

[Rigoberta Menchu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rigoberta-menchu/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc0/rigoberta-menchu-13774_christian_our-reality-teaches-us-that-as-christian_1102822.png)

> [The Church of the Apostles was a Church of the poor; of silver and gold it had none.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-parry-liddon/the-church-of-the-apostles-was-a-church-of-the-poor-of-silver-and/)

[Henry Parry Liddon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-parry-liddon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/783/henry-parry-liddon-15037_apostles_the-church-of-the-apostles-was-a-church_2314369.png)

> [Oh, how I would like a poor Church, and for the poor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/oh-how-i-would-like-a-poor-church-and-for-the-poor/)

[Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df1/pope-francis-85_church_oh-how-i-would-like-a-poor-church-and-fo_3044162.png)

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