Approach Quote by George Weigel

The people who are behind the curve of the Catholic future are the institutional-maintenance types.

— George Weigel

If the Deseret News is careful not to offend [Nazi] Germany, and I gather that it is falling backwards on the attempt, it is…

— Fawn M. Brodie

Organized religious institutions are in for a huge transformation, for the simple reason that people have become genuinely religious in spite of them.

— Marianne Williamson

The Church has little idea how unorthodox it is at any given moment. If a church can't yet be perfectly orthodox, it can, with…

— Brian D. McLaren

“And we are seeing new elements, such as African, South American or Filipino elements, bringing new dynamism to the Church which can reinvigorate the…

— Pope Benedict XVI

“The task of these emerging churches, they contend, is one of "dismantling first and then...rebuilding." They realize that this makes the traditional church uneasy.…

— Jim Belcher

I think the Catholic and Protestant churches have become very stagnant.

— Sally Quinn

Put simply, the church finds itself in a post-Christendom era, and it had better do some serious reflection or face increasing decline and eventual…

— Alan Hirsch

“The frequent claims that empty churches and low levels of religious activity in Europe today reflect a steep decline in piety are wrong—it was…

— Rodney Stark

Every time the Catholic Church takes one step forward, it seems to take one giant step back.

— Janine di Giovanni

Whether [new Protestant church movements] place their emphasis on new worship styles, expressions of the Holy Spirit’s power, evangelism to seekers, or Bible teaching,…

— Anonymous

While we destroyed the Centre Party, we have not only brought thousands of priests back into the Church, but to millions of respectable people…

— Adolf Hitler