Appears Quote by Ignatius of Antioch

Wherever the bishop shall appear, there let the multitude also be; even as, wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church.

— Ignatius of Antioch

Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church

— Ignatius of Antioch

See that ye all follow the bishop, even as Jesus Christ does the Father, and the presbytery as ye would the apostles; and reverence…

— Ignatius of Antioch

Wherever the bishop shall appear, let the multitude of also be, just as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the catholic [i.e., universal] church.…

— Ignatius of Antioch

The Church, wherever it is, is not only Christ's witness to its own people and nation, but also the home-base for a mission to…

— Lesslie Newbigin

The Roman Catholic Church is for saints and sinners alone - for respectable people, the Anglican Church will do.

— Oscar Wilde

The church is not a religious community of worshippers of Christ but is Christ himself who has taken form among people.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

And so, lastly, does the very name of "Catholic", which, not without reason, amid so many heresies, the Church has thus retained; so that,…

— Saint Augustine

The church is in Christ, as Eve was in Adam.

— Richard Hooker

The Church is the one institution that exists for those outside it.

— William Tyndale

O Mary Mother of Mercy and Refuge of Sinners! We beseech thee to look with pitying eyes on poor heretics and schismatics. Do thou,…

— Pope Pius XII

“Christ Jesus is the Church.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita