Character Quote by Johann Baptist Metz

The church is in the hope business. We, of all people, ought to be known most for our hope because our hope is founded…

— John Ortberg

Every institution places its ultimate weight on preserving its own life. That is why the Church emphasizes loving God over loving one's neighbor… The…

— John Shelby Spong

We do believe that the church has a visionary role for reconciliation, beyond that of any government.

— Richard Harris

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

— William Tyndale

A church is not a church when the passion for souls is gone.

— Lee Roberson

The church is in the hope business.

— John Ortberg

The Church is not a political power, nor a political party, but rather a moral reality, a moral force.

— Pope Benedict XVI

A church is a soul-saving company or it is nothing.

— Charles Spurgeon

Indeed, in the present climate of mistrust of institutions, many people who yearn for a more meaningful and fulfilling life would regard the church…

— Hugh Mackay

Since politics fundamentally should be a moral enterprise, the church in this sense has something to say about politics.

— Pope Benedict XVI

“In my opinion, the Church only possesses the moral authority to speak to others about its ethics only when it holds itself accountable at…

— Scott S. Haraburda

The Church should be a place of forgiveness and grace and all too often it turns into a place of judgement and condemnation.

— Anonymous