Abuse Quote by Pope Benedict XVI

You have suffered grievously and I am truly sorry. I know that nothing can undo the wrong you have endured. Your trust has been…

— Pope Benedict XVI

I was brought up in church, but when I confessed my errors, they put me out.

— Scatman Crothers

“Unfortunately, much damage has been brought to the reputation of the church by Christians who say one thing and do another. This is not…

— Eric J. Bargerhuff

You know the worst: your wills are fickle, Your values blurred, your hearts impure And your past life a ruined church-- But let your…

— Louis MacNeice

Lord, if I thought you were listening, I'd pray for this above all: that any church set up in your name should remain poor,…

— Philip Pullman

And there is my payment the rubies in your cheeks. Are you properly scandalized by your wicked behavior? If you were Catholic, you'd singe…

— Jeaniene Frost

With others, I feel betrayed that those who had the authority in the Church to stop Brendan Smyth failed to act on the evidence…

— Sean Brady

Quit griping about your church; if it was perfect, you couldn't belong.

— Anonymous

“Go to church to learn about forgiveness; come back to become a forgiver! Go to church and learn about kindness; come back to become…

— Israelmore Ayivor

I have a word for you. I know your whole life story. I know every skeleton in your closet. I know every moment of…

— Brennan Manning

I've been kicked out of every damn church I've ever belonged to.

— Roger Ailes

My beloved church misunderstood me. It preached the corruptibility of humanity when I came to demonstrate its potential for incorruptibility. It propounded the sinfulness…

— Barbara Marx Hubbard