Adulterers Quote by Joseph Addison

“Christians throughout history have affirmed that lifelong celibacy is a spiritual gift and calling, not a path that should be forced upon someone.”

— Matthew Vines

Confronted by a Church that has ceased to manifest God's mercy and intimate connection with humankind - that has converted Christ into a grim…

— Uta Ranke-Heinemann

If, through the years, the Cross in the life of the believer had been adhered to as strenuously as the Cross for salvation, the…

— L. E. Maxwell

Officially, the New Testament church at an early stage took seriously their responsibility for widows who lacked family or other resources. The office of…

— Carolyn Custis James

To put it a little crudely, these days nobody is afraid of excommunication. If they decide they don't want to be Catholic anymore and…

— Ninian Smart

The spouse of Christ cannot be defiled; she is uncorrupted and chaste.

— Cyprian

“After all, the Church had murdered itself, as with every decade more and more depressed dubiousness crept into its synods and convocations, until speaking…

— Will Self

Thou shalt not commit adultry is a command which makes no distinction between the following persons. They are all required to obey it: children…

— Mark Twain

The church that is married to the spirit of this age, becomes a widow in the next.

— William Ralph Inge

“Because we are more adult than actually mature, we tend to take our sins and baptize them, dressing them up as spiritual maturity.”

— R.C. Sproul Jr

The Church limits her sacramental services to the faithful. Christ gave Himself upon the cross a ransom for all.

— Blaise Pascal

“Our modern theology, which in many ways has ceased to be personal, i.e. centered on the Christian experience of "person," nevertheless - and maybe…

— Alexander Schmemann