--- title: "1 Conscience Conscience Quotes By Kaya Oakes" description: "1 Conscience Conscience quotes by Kaya Oakes. Plus more from Kaya Oakes and more Conscience Conscience sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3c/kaya-oakes-53898_ethics_but-one-of-the-rather-open-secrets-about_370826.jpg" --- > [“But one of the rather open secrets about Catholicism is that plenty of Catholics don't toe the line as hard as the Vatican does. Each Catholic examines her conscience, and if her conscience says that an abortion done to save…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kaya-oakes/but-one-of-the-rather-open-secrets-about-catholicism-is-that-plenty/) [Kaya Oakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kaya-oakes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3c/kaya-oakes-53898_ethics_but-one-of-the-rather-open-secrets-about_370826.jpg) ## More by Kaya Oakes > [“Do we talk about feeling neglected and rejected by the Church? Yes. Do we bash a bishop or two, talk a little trash about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kaya-oakes/do-we-talk-about-feeling-neglected-and-rejected-by-the-church-yes-do/) [Kaya Oakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kaya-oakes/) > [“But one of the rather open secrets about Catholicism is that plenty of Catholics don't toe the line as hard as the Vatican does.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kaya-oakes/but-one-of-the-rather-open-secrets-about-catholicism-is-that-plenty/) [Kaya Oakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kaya-oakes/) > [“There has been something missing from this experience of Catholicism that I've plunged into to such a surprising depth. It's the women.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kaya-oakes/there-has-been-something-missing-from-this-experience-of-catholicism/) [Kaya Oakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kaya-oakes/) > [“I hear what they're saying about faith, about the priests at our church and how they relate to women, about the bishops and cardinals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kaya-oakes/i-hear-what-they-re-saying-about-faith-about-the-priests-at-our/) [Kaya Oakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kaya-oakes/) > [“What matters is that like a rather large proportion of straight Catholics, I think gay people are pretty much the same as everyone else.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kaya-oakes/what-matters-is-that-like-a-rather-large-proportion-of-straight/) [Kaya Oakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kaya-oakes/) > [“As we've seen way too many times throughout history, the meaning of the Bible can be twisted and manipulated by anyone with an agenda.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kaya-oakes/as-we-ve-seen-way-too-many-times-throughout-history-the-meaning-of/) [Kaya Oakes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kaya-oakes/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/conscience-conscience/kaya-oakes/#itemlist", "name": "1 Conscience Conscience Quotes By Kaya Oakes", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“But one of the rather open secrets about Catholicism is that plenty of Catholics don't toe the line as hard as the Vatican does. 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