I see clearly that the thing the church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful; it needs nearness, proximity. – Pope Francis
Eighteen years ago, the Holy Spirit led me to establish a church in the heart of Times Square. – David Wilkerson
I was never interested in singing in the church choir or in school. I was more interested in becoming a musician. – Cassandra Wilson
Standards of conduct appropriate to civil society or the workings of a democracy cannot be purely and simply applied to the Church. – Pope Benedict XVI
As the Church is the aggregate of believers, there is an intimate analogy between the experience of the individual believer, and of the Church as a whole. – Charles Hodge
In the Western Church to which I belong, priests cannot be married as in the Byzantine, Ukrainian, Russian or Greek Catholic Churches. In those churches, the priests can be married, but the bishops have to be celibate. They are very good priests. – Pope Francis
The Evangelical party in the Church of Scotland will lay all flat if they be not prevented. – Edward Irving
No religion can long continue to maintain its purity when the church becomes the subservient vassal of the state. – Felix Adler
The Church, however, is a self-governing society, distinct from the State, having its officers and laws, and, therefore, an administrative government of its own. – Charles Hodge
We went to church every Sunday. When I was a kid, the only time I sang was around my family. – Darius Rucker
And they turned around and leased it to The Assembly Of God Churches – their headquarters are in Springfield, Missouri. They leased it to them for the first year. Then, after the first year, they will donate it to the church. – Mel Tillis
When I was growing up, I’d be in the choir. My mum was the organist in the church, so I’d sing in the church. – Enya
However, it must always remain a dialogue, and never an imposition of the church’s own convictions and methods. Propose, not impose. To serve, and not to dominate. – Claudio Hummes
People in Northern Ireland vote for their church, they don’t vote with their heads; it is ridiculous. – Frank Carson
People who are stuck in a Catholic church, that’s OK for them because that’s what they need right now. – Nina Hagen
The history of the Church of Rome is a constant leakage of members into such breakaway cults, which go on splitting. – Mary Douglas
The Independent or Congregational theory includes two principles; first, that the governing and executive power in the Church is in the brotherhood; and secondly, that the Church organization is complete in each worshipping assembly, which is independent of every other. – Charles Hodge
I came out when I was 17. I was in the church; I was crying every Sunday for about a year. I came to terms with the fact with this is who I was – I wasn’t going to be able to be a different person. At 17, you feel like a freak already, and so to have that fire and brimstone against your attraction is just screwed up! – Mary Lambert
In 2000, Pope John Paul II canonized 120 saints of China, 87 of whom were ethnically Chinese. My home church was incredibly excited because this was the first time the Roman Catholic Church acknowledged Chinese citizens in this way. – Gene Luen Yang
Every country gets the circus it deserves. Spain gets bullfights. Italy the Church. America Hollywood. – Erica Jong
The traditional teaching of the church has proven to be the only failsafe way to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS. – Pope Benedict XVI
Over the years, I have studied church history as well as the contemporary church, and I noticed how rare it is for a God-glorifying transition of leadership to take place in a local church. – C. J. Mahaney
I grew up in the Midwest and had a lot of exposure to big religion. I went to church every Sunday – my mother even sang in the choir – and most families I knew where practicing Christians. – Michael McMillian
My first instrument was the piano; I played in the church, and before that I sang in church. I didn’t learn the guitar until I was 24 years old. – Chuck Brown
That’s just my family’s mentality. We are a very loving, hugging and kissing kind of family. And we grew up in a church atmosphere and still have that atmosphere. There is no negativity. – Eric Davis