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Francis Arinze

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Cardinal Francis Arinze, born on November 1, 1932, is a Nigerian Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He has held several significant positions within the church, including serving as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Oyo, Nigeria, and the Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, as well as the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments at the Vatican.

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“Remarkable is the greater openness of the Catholic Church towards people of other religious traditions and persuasions. The development has not been without problems, since some people have resisted it and others have pushed openness beyond the desirable point.”

People Problem Church Religious Greater Development Tradition Catholic Remarkable Openness Persuasion Desirable Catholic Church Religious Traditions

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“With reference to other religions, the Church sees a great difference between them and herself. The other religions are expressions of the human soul seeking God, with some beautiful spiritual insights, but also not without errors. Christianity is rather God seeking humanity.”

Humans Soul Beautiful Spiritual Humanity Differences Church Christianity Expression Errors Seeking Insight Human Soul Seeking God Spiritual Insight

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“Vatican II declares the Church... as necessary for salvation.”

Church Salvation Vatican Ii

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“Religion is one dimension of culture, a transcendent element of it.”

Culture Elements Dimensions Transcendent

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“There is no dogma that the organ or harmonium can be used in church, but not the drum.”

Used Church Organs Dogma

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“There is a tendency around the world today to copy TV culture. And that is not always a virtue.”

World Today Culture Virtue Tvs Tendencies Around The World Copies World Today

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“The church is challenging such negative cultural elements as superstition, rugged individualism, materialism, hedonism, permissiveness and utilitarianism.”

Challenges Church Elements Negative Materialism Individualism Superstitions Rugged Hedonism Utilitarianism Rugged Individualism

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“Even among the married, sexual satisfaction must not be sought in a way which disregards man's character as a person and degrades him to the animal level.”

Men Way Persons Character Animal Levels Married Satisfaction Disregard Degrade

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“The Catholic faith never changes. But the language and mode of manifesting this one faith can change according to peoples, times and places.”

Language Catholic Manifest Never Change Catholic Faith

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Born: November 1, 1932
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