Arbitrary Quote by Herman Melville

No one can be, at the same time, a sincere Catholic and a true Socialist.

— Pope Pius XI

A Buddhist or a good atheist is as acceptable to God as a good Catholic.

— Pat Buckley

“This is the same cruel and paradoxically benevolent bullshit that has kept the Catholic Church going for so many centuries. It is also the…

— Hunter S. Thompson

“At present, the successful office-seeker is a good deal like the center of the earth; he weighs nothing himself, but draws everything else to…

— Robert G. Ingersoll

Any deep-rooted prejudice against others, such as homophobia or misogyny, would be grounds for rejecting a candidate for the priesthood, but not their sexual…

— Timothy Radcliffe

It's not necessarily the most compelling thing for a liberal like myself to be making an impassioned plea for the divine rights of kings…

— Corey Stoll

A Catholic would be guilty of formal cooperation in evil, and so unworthy to present himself for Holy Communion, if he were to deliberately…

— Pope Benedict XVI

The doctrine of blind obedience and unqualified submission to any human power, whether civil or ecclesiastical, is the doctrine of despotism, and ought to…

— Angelina Grimke

The Catholic and the Communist are alike in assuming that an opponent cannot be both honest and intelligent.

— George Orwell

All religious notions are uniformly founded on authority; all the religions of the world forbid examination, and are not disposed that men should reason…

— Baron d'Holbach

Whatever flaws or personal failings afflict them, it remains the case that the overwhelming majority of priests and politicians are honourable and honest -…

— Keith O'Brien

Liberal Christians are distinguished by how much moral and intellectual ground they can concede to the adversaries of Christianity.

— Dinesh D'Souza