"You know, in some ways, the celibacy tradition……" — Vincent Nichols
"You know, in some ways, the celibacy tradition goes back to the tribe of Levi and, certainly, sacrifice and the notion of sacrifice. In the Old Testament, the shedding of blood was for a man to perform. It was not for the woman, who gave life."
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Vincent Nichols
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19 Quotes by Vincent Nichols
Vincent Nichols has 19 quotes on this site.
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The only thing that I am ambitious about is to live a good life. Full stop.
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We're losing social skills, the human interaction skills, how to read a person's mood, to read their body language, how…
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The paradox of faith is that when we conform our lives to Christ then we gain our true freedom. And…
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I think there's a worry that an excessive use or an almost exclusive use of text and emails means that…
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The love of husband and wife, which is creative of new human life, is a marvellously personal sharing in the…
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I think there is, in our society, there is a growing fear of death, a fear of the circumstances in…
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For a healthy society, those laws and conventions should always support marriage as an institution characterised by an openness to…
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Strong families serve society by bringing forth healthy children and maturing young adults, by being a rich source of a…
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No intelligent government can continue to ignore the urgent priority of giving support and practical encouragement to marriage and family…
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Faith in God is the gift that takes us beyond our limited self, with all its incessant demands. It opens…
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My parents would always trace the sign of the cross on our foreheads before they kissed us goodnight.
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A Catholic understanding of priesthood is so strongly rooted in the historic actions of Jesus and in all their antecedents…
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The patriot blood of my father was warm in my veins.
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The Eucharistic sacrifice of the body and blood of Christ embraces in turn the mystery of our Lord's continuing passion…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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In morals, theosophy builds its teachings on the unity, seeing in each form the expression of a common life, and…
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The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron…
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But the love of adventure was in father's blood.
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I'm a fountain of blood. In the shape of a girl.
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