Church Quotes

The Labour Party's never been a socialist party, but it's always had socialists in it, just as there are some Christians in the Church, it's an exact parallel.
Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn



PC is low, low church it is the lowest common denomination.
Martin Amis



The emperor is in the Church, not above the Church.
Saint Ambrose



We do not seek a Christ whom we have invented, for only in the real communion of the Church do we encounter the real Christ.
Pope Benedict XVI



To support those of your rights authorized by Heaven, destroy everything rather than yield; that is the spirit of the Church.
Nicolas Boileau-Despraux



"Is the Church of England an Anglican church? The church did not start in Canterbury, the church did not start in Rome. Whether Canterbury is Anglican or not is immaterial. We are Anglicans. They are the Church of England."
The Most Reverend Peter Jasper Akinola



All admit that indulgences have some value; for it would be blasphemy to say that the Church does anything in vain.
Saint Thomas Aquinas



In this one man, the whole Church has been assumed by the Word.
St. Augustine of Hippo



The fact that the church is convinced of not having the right to confer priestly ordination on women is now considered by some as irreconcilable with the European Constitution.
Pope Benedict XVI



How much filth there is in the Church, even among those who, in the priesthood, should belong entirely to Him. How much pride, how much self-sufficiency.
Pope Benedict XVI



Do what Jesus says,... what he commands through his ministers who are in the Church [see 1 Cor 6:4]. Be subject to his vicars, your leaders, not only those who are gentle and kind, but even those who are overbearing.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux



The Anglican Church seems the Wonder Emporium of Mr Magorium.
Leon Bertoletti



I'm known for snatching purses, and bombing churches, I get more pussy by accident than most niggas get on purpose.
Lamont Coleman



As all who come into the country must obey the King, so all who come into an university must be of the Church.
James Boswell



A sign in the yard of a church next door said CHRIST IS THE ANSWER. (The question, of course, is: What do you say when you strike your thumb with a hammer?)
William Cullen Bryant