“No relief was forthcoming from my then-Catholic faith, which said the practice of homosexuality was a 'mortal sin' subject to damnation.” SaidSinPracticeSubjectsCatholicMortalsReliefHomosexualityDamnationForthcomingCatholic FaithMortal Sin Author:James McGreevey
“There being an imminent danger for the faith, prelates must be questioned, even publicly, by their subjects.” SubjectsDangerCatholicPaved Roads Author:Thomas Aquinas
“If I should say anything that is not in conformity with what is held by the Holy Roman Catholic Church, it will be through ignorance and not through malice. This may be taken as certain, and also that, through God's goodness, I am, and shall always be, as I always have been, subject to her.” IfsShouldMayHas BeensCertainChurchTakenSubjectsIgnoranceHolyGoodnessCatholicConformitySay AnythingMaliceCatholic ChurchRoman CatholicRoman Catholic Church Book:Complete Works St. Teresa Of Avila Source: Complete Works St. Teresa Of Avila
“It is easy to forget, since the Catholic Church is now the only large American religious denomination whose ecclesiastical hierarchy continues to oppose birth control, that only a century ago the leaders of nearly all churches were united in their resistance to any public discussion of the subject.” ReligionEasyChurchReligiousForgetUnitedLeaderSubjectsCenturyBirthCatholicResistanceDiscussionHierarchyCatholic ChurchBirth ControlDenominations Book:Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism Source: Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism
“Is it permitted for Catholics to be present at, or to take part in, conventions, gatherings, meetings, or societies of non-Catholics which aim to associate together under a single agreement everyone who, in any way, lays claim to the name of Christian? In the negative! ... It is clear, therefore, why this Apostolic See has never allowed its subjects to take part in the assemblies of non-Catholics. There is one way in which the unity of Christians may be fostered, and that is by furthering the return to the one true Church of Christ for those who are separated from Her.” WayMayChristianTogetherNamesChristChurchClearSubjectsReturnNegativeClaimsAimCatholicLaysMeetingsUnityOne WayAgreementConventionsAssociatesGatheringAssemblyApostolicChurch Of Christ Author:Pope Pius X
“The empire of Christ the King includes not only Catholic nations, not only baptized persons who, though of right belonging to the Church, have been led astray by error, or have been cut off from her by schism, but also all those who are outside the Christian faith: so that truly the whole of mankind is subject to the power of Jesus Christ.” PersonsHas BeensWholeChristianJesusNationsChristChurchCuttingSubjectsMankindKingsJesus ChristCatholicErrorsEmpiresBelongingChristian FaithBaptizedSchism Author:Pope Leo XIII
“In bringing the subject of religious oppression to a wider audience, I didn't just want to kick the Catholic Church but to poke a finger in the throat of theocracy and to let it be known that people shouldn't tolerate this anymore.” PeopleWantChurchReligiousKnownAudienceSubjectsCatholicFingersOppressionKicksThroatTolerateCatholic ChurchPokeTheocracy Author:Peter Mullan