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In the Church, considered as a social organism, the mysteries inevitably degenerate into beliefs.

In the Church, considered as a social organism, the mysteries inevitably degenerate into beliefs.

Simone Weil
Church, Degenerates, Belief
Simone Weil (2013). “The Notebooks of Simone Weil”, p.284, Routledge

In what concerns divine things, belief is not appropriate. Only certainty will do. Anything less than certainty is unworthy of God.

Simone Weil
Belief, Divine, Certainty
Simone Weil (2009). “Waiting on God (Routledge Revivals)”, p.80, Routledge

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