Saint Augustine Quotes about Church

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The custom of Mother Church in baptizing infants is certainly not to be scorned, nor is it to be regarded in any way as superfluous, nor is it to be believed that its tradition is anything except apostolic.

The custom of Mother Church in baptizing infants is certainly not to be scorned, nor is it to be regarded in any way as superfluous, nor is it to be believed that its tradition is anything except apostolic.

Saint Augustine

Mother, Baptism, Church

The mere change of custom, even though it may be of advantage in some respects, unsettles men by reason of the novelty: therefore, if it brings no advantage, it does much harm by unprofitably disturbing the Church.

Saint Augustine

Men, Church, Doe

Saint Augustine of Hippo (2016). “Saint Augustine of Hippo Collection [50 Books]”, p.5687, Aeterna Press

He cannot have God for his Father who will not have the Church for his mother.

Saint Augustine

Mother, Father, Church

It is said that there is no salvation outside the Church. Who denies this? And therefore whatever things of the Church are had outside the Church do not avail unto salvation.

Saint Augustine

Church, Salvation, Deny

The customs of God's people and the institutions of our ancestors are to be considered as laws. And those who throw contempt on the customs of the Church ought to be punished as those who disobey the law of God.

Saint Augustine

Law, People, Church

Although among heretics and schismatics there is the same Baptism, nevertheless, the remission of sins is not operative among them because of the very rottenness of discord and wickedness of dissension ... Baptism was in them, but it did not profit them outside the Church ... Outside the Church, Baptism works death because of discord.

Saint Augustine

Baptism, Church, Wickedness

It is better to be cured in the Church than to be cut off from this Body as incurable ... for, as long as the member is still attached to the Body, his cure is not beyond hope, but when he has been cut off, he can neither be treated nor cured.

Saint Augustine

Cutting, Long, Church

What is held by the whole Church, and that not as instituted by Councils, but as a matter of invariable custom, is rightly held to have been handed down by authority.

Saint Augustine

Church, Matter, Authority

There is no salvation outside the church.

Saint Augustine

Scary, Church, Salvation

'De Baptismo contra Donatistas' bk. 4, 100, 17, 24.

What the universal Church holds, not as instituted [invented] by councils but as something always held, is most correctly believed to have been handed down by apostolic authority. Since others respond for children, so that the celebration of the sacrament may be complete for them, it is certainly availing to them for their consecration, because they themselves are not able to respond.

Saint Augustine

Children, Baptism, Church