Catholicism Quote by Conor McPherson

Irish people are still very prickly about Catholic Church. Despite all the scandals and cover-ups that have rocked the church, you can only push…

— Ardal O'Hanlon

“The arrival of Christianity in Ireland brought with it the painful disconnection from the earth that still resonates today. Until then, people lived in…

— Mary Reynolds

I grew up Irish Catholic.

— Nicola Coughlan

Catholicism is more than a religion, it is a political power. Therefore I'm led to believe there will be no peace in Ireland until…

— Oliver Cromwell

The Church controlled so much in Ireland for so long. I'm not going to get into whether or not religion per se is a…

— Roisin Murphy

Ireland is becoming like everywhere else, but that's the one I grew up in: the one that's hugely illogical. Rather wonderful, in a way.…

— Neil Jordan

Every Irish person of my generation and earlier, we were raised Catholic and we'd have to learn it in school, we'd to learn the…

— Cillian Murphy

Irish Catholicism is very much founded on the stone of fear and of punishment.

— Edna O'Brien

I grew up Irish Catholic with a bunch of kids at Catholic school.

— Brigid Brannagh

I would say that Catholics came in and competed with the Protestant work ethic. That is one thing. And they did assimilate into the…

— Steve King

I grew up in Ireland, and there were so many things we believed in.

— Caitriona Balfe

I used to be Irish Catholic. Now I'm an American - you know, you grow.

— George Carlin