Church Quotes - Page 42

Our public schools began as ministries of the church; now it is time to return them to the Lord.

When members unite with the church, they should not only make a profession of faith in Christ (that is essential), but in light of 2 Corinthians 10:6 and Hebrews 13:17, etc., they should also agree to submit to the authority and discipline of the church, should they be found delinquent in doctrine or life.

Every day Catholics prove that you can be a good Catholic and a good Democrat and have a different position from the Church on abortion.

The teachings of the Church line up more with the Democratic Party than the Republican Party.

Now who can hear Christ declare, that his kingdom is, not of this world, and yet believe that this blending of church and state together can be pleasing to him?

No person can be punished for entertaining or professing religious beliefs or disbeliefs, for church attendance or non-attendance.

The Church has always advised against birth control and that is the only position the Church can take in view of our beliefs with respect to the eternity of the marriage covenant and the purpose of this divine relationship.

The church is no more religion than the masonry of the aqueduct is the water that flows through it.

Everywhere in the world there are ignorance and prejudice, but the greatest complex of these, with the most extensive prestige and the most intimate entanglement with traditional institutions, is the Roman Catholic Church.

The singing of hymns and the rendition of selections from the great sacred oratorios by ward choirs all enhance the spirit of worship.

I had to get rid of any idea of hell or any idea of the afterlife. That's what held me, kept me down. So now I just have nothing but contempt for the institution of the church.

Churches all over the country have decided they love their traditions more than their children.

The church saves sinners, but science seeks to stop their manufacture.

Separation of Church and State is the perineum of America and the episiotomy didn't hold.

Where a people prays, there is the church; and where the church is; there is never loneliness.

Personal testimony of the gospel and the Church is the most important thing you can earn in this life. It will not only bless and guide you during this life, but it will also have a direct bearing on your life throughout eternity.

I repeat that no greater immediate responsibility rests upon members of the Church, upon all citizens of this republic and of neighboring republics than to protect the freedom vouchsafed by the Constitution of the United States.

Would your city weep if your church did not exist?

I always say that as church falls into demise, we still have the inclination to congregate whether by a night of music or a festival, or just sitting down to listen to some vinyl.

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.

The problem is not that the churches are filled with empty pews, but that the pews are filled with empty people.

I certainly respect other people's opinions, but I would not vote for a woman to be the pastor of a church.

Not for yourself, O church, do you exist, any more than Christ existed for himself.

The Church is everywhere represented as one. It is one body, one family, one fold, one kingdom. It is one because pervaded by one Spirit. We are all baptized into one Spirit so as to become, says the apostle, on body.

Hearing Mass is the ceremony I most favor during my travels. Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have to answer back.