Church Quote by Pope Francis

We need to avoid the spiritual sickness of a church that is wrapped up in its own world: when a church becomes like this,…

— Pope Francis

one trouble with all the churches is that they have too many incurable saints in them, men and women who pray too much and…

— Corra May Harris

We have to avoid the spiritual sickness of a self-referentia l church. It's true that when you get out into the street, as happens…

— Pope Francis

If the church is going to make a difference, it will need to go through the "big give-up" stage. Churches will need to quit…

— John C. Maxwell

If indeed this is the work of God... then it's a crisis that calls for the church to be its very best self, and…

— Gene Robinson

Church can’t be a place where we feel like a visitor, or somewhere we’re afraid to allow others to see our messes. It’s got…

— Ross Parsley

The chief danger of the Church today is that it is trying to get on the same side as the world, instead of turning…

— A. B. Simpson

The Church is like a great ship being pounded by the waves of life's different stresses. Our duty is not to abandon ship, but…

— Saint Boniface

To those who have separated themselves from the Church, I say, my dear friends, there is yet a place for you here.

— Dieter F. Uchtdorf

Today, we need a Church capable of walking at people's side, of doing more than simply listening to them.... At times we lose people…

— Pope Francis

“The Church will endure until the end of time. We have the Word of God on that. But how and where she survives is…

— Charles J. Chaput

I hope the Church will examine what is good and what is ill, and what good could be achieved by getting the suicidal, self-destructive,…

— Andrew Solomon