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Andrew Greeley, born on February 5, 1928, in Chicago, Illinois, was an American Catholic priest, author, and sociologist. His works spanned various fields including novels, non-fiction, sociology, and theology, and he is known for his profound insights into the lives of urban Catholics.

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“God draws straight with crooked lines.”

Lines Draws Catholic Crooked Crooked Lines

Book:Common Ground: A Priest and a Rabbi Read Scripture Together

Source: Common Ground: A Priest and a Rabbi Read Scripture Together

“People came into the Church in the Roman Empire because the Church was so good-Catholics were so good to one another, and they were so good to pagans, too. High-pressure evangelization strikes me as an attempt to deprive people of their freedom of choice.”

People Choices Church Pressure Catholic Strikes Empires Pagan Roman Empire Freedom Of Choice

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“In God, the characteristics of men and women that we admire in men and women are combined. That's been a traditional Catholic teaching that God is the combination of opposites.”

Men Teaching Men And Women Opposites Catholic Admire Traditional Combination Characteristics

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“The Catholic men are more upset about women not being able to be priests than are Catholic women.”

Men Able Catholic Upset Priests

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“If we get you in the early years of your life and we fill your head with all of the Catholic stories, then it's very hard for you to stop being Catholic. Catholics are Catholics because they like being Catholic.”

Ifs Years Hard Stories Catholic

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“It was generally believed that Catholics were not interested in arts and science graduate schools. They weren't going to be intellectuals. And so I put the theses to the test. And they all collapsed.”

Art School Tests Catholic Graduates Not Interested Art And Science Thesis Graduate School

Author:Andrew Greeley

About the Author

Born: February 5, 1928
Died: May 29, 2013
Known for: Priest
Quotes: 44

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