All things Quote by Thomas Aquinas

What is held by the whole Church, and that not as instituted by Councils, but as a matter of invariable custom, is rightly held…

— Saint Augustine

The Church does an enormous amount of good, and it carries one of the most valuable messages imaginable - that you should love your…

— Anna Quindlen

All Church power is, therefore, properly ministerial and administrative. Everything is to be done in the name of Christ, and in accordance with his…

— Charles Hodge

It is a very rare church indeed that encourages its members to think for themselves in religious matters, or even tolerates this, and in…

— Anne Roe

What I think is that we in the church - and especially I as an Archbishop - I'm responsible for maintaining our rules, and…

— George Carey

One of the most disruptive forces in the Church is arrogance. It is natural for people to bring their pride to Church, and try…

— Dan Schilling

Nearly all the evils in the Church have arisen from bishops desiring power more than light. They want authority, not outlook.

— John Ruskin

Someone has said that the marks of a strong church are wet eyes, bent knees, and a broken heart. We'll never be powerful until…

— Erwin W. Lutzer

If all Church power vests in the clergy, then the people are practically bound to passive obedience in all matters of faith and practice;…

— Charles Hodge

While I have never been a regular churchgoer, I'm anything but immune to the power and the majesty of the religious experience.

— Joseph Barbera

It is the custom of the Roman Church which I unworthily serve with the help of God, to tolerate some things, to turn a…

— Pope Gregory VII

I grew up in the church, and I feel very strongly about it.

— Mary Ann Mobley