The heart of the gospel is that you don’t know Jesus without the witness of the church. It’s always mediated. – Stanley Hauerwas
Hold firmly that our faith is identical with that of the ancients. Deny this, and you dissolve the unity of the Church. – Thomas Aquinas
It bums me out tremendously what the church has become, and if it’s got me bummed, imagine what Jesus Christ must be feeling. – Whoopi Goldberg
The only people who had authority within the Church to stop Brendan Smyth from having contact with children were his Abbot in the Monastery in Kilnacrott and his Religious Superiors in the Norbertine Order. – Sean Brady
The Catholic Church has never really come to terms with women. What I object to is being treated either as Madonnas or Mary Magdalenes. – Shirley Williams
Clearly there are individuals who don’t understand what the church teaches, or they think it’s so limiting. – William P. Leahy
In the Church, considered as a social organism, the mysteries inevitably degenerate into beliefs. – Simone Weil
The Taj, the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Cracao Basilica and Polish church are some monuments that hold a special place in my memory. – Shaan
You know how the church has been hit so hard by the sexual misconduct by clergy, and what’s that’s done to Catholics, especially here in Boston but elsewhere as well. – William P. Leahy
I was raised in a Baptist household, went to a Catholic church, lived in a Jewish neighborhood, and had the biggest crush on the Muslim girls from one neighborhood over. – Will Smith
If marriage really is a sacred institution, then why is the government controlling it, especially in a nation that affirms separation of church and state? – Tony Campolo
As long as the house of The Holy Spirit remains a haven for criminals the reputation of the church will remain in ruins. – Sinead O’Connor
What can the Church do? If she stands by her moral teaching, then she will be seen as standing in judgement over a vast percentage of Europeans. – Timothy Radcliffe
The Church does not pretend to be scientists. It teaches based upon what science tells it. – Wellington Mara
In the primitive church, it was customary for the Holy Eucharist to be celebrated on the anniversary of the death of a martyr – if possible, on his tomb. – Sabine Baring-Gould
The conversion of agnostic High Tories to the Anglican church is always rather suspect. It seems too pat and predictable, too clearly a matter of politics rather than faith. – Terry Eagleton
Some of the speakers we bring on campus may not reflect official church teaching, but that’s how it is. – William P. Leahy
The great majority of the nobility and gentry of England clung to the doctrine and ceremonies of the ancient church, and yet were united in determination to oppose the papal claims. – Sabine Baring-Gould