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“If you're looking at the Bible for a guide to living a compassionate, wise and humane life, well, frankly you've got more chance of finding a lap dancing club in Mekka or a virgin in a catholic orphanage.”

Ifs Wells Chance Wise Findings Catholic Dancing Clubs Guides Compassionate Virgins Lap Humane Orphanage

Author:Pat Condell

“Christianity ... has produced the iniquities of the Inquisition, the egotism and celibacy of the monasteries, the fury of religious wars, the ferocity of the Hussite, of the Catholic, of the Puritan, of the Spaniard, of the Irish Orangeman and of the Irish Papist; it has divided families, alienated friends, lighted the torch of civil war, and borne the virgin and the greybeard to the burning pile, broken delicate limbs upon the wheel and wrung the souls and bodies of innocent creatures on the rack; all this it has done, and done in the name of God.”

“Since the Icelandic volcano obviously needs a virgin sacrifice and the Catholic Church obviously needs new leadership the Pope must volunteer to jump in the volcano. Pontiff, don't think of it as endorsing paganism, think of it as supersizing Ash Wednesday.”

Thinking Needs Church Sacrifice Catholic Ashes Pope Volunteer Virgins Catholic Church Paganism Wednesday Volcanoes Endorsing Ash Wednesday

Author:Bill Maher

“I'm not Catholic but the Virgin Mary fascinates me because she's like a folk hero.”

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Author:Moby

“It has always been the habit of Catholic in danger and in troublous times to fly for refuge to Mary, and to seek for peace in Her maternal goodness; showing that the Catholic Church has always, and with justice, put all her hope and trust in the Mother of God. And truly the Immaculate Virgin, chosen to be the Mother of God and thereby associated with Him in the work of man's salvation, has a favour and power with Her Son greater than any human or angelic creature has ever obtained, or ever can gain”

Men Humans Mother Church Justice Greater Danger Son Habit Creatures Goodness Gains Catholic Salvation Chosen Mary Refuge Virgins Favour Catholic Church Angelic Immaculate

Author:Pope Leo X

“The price the Virgin demanded was purity, and the way the educators of Catholic children have interpreted this for nearly two thousand years is sexual chastity. Impurity, we were taught, follows from many sins, but all are secondary to the principal impulse of the devil in the soul--lust.”

Source: Alone of All Her Sex: The Myth and the Cult of the Virgin Mary

“The Hindus have worshipped from ancient times the baby Krishna in the arms of Virgin Devaki just as the Roman catholics [sic] worship Madona [sic] with baby Christ.”

Christ Baby Arms Worship Catholic Ancient Virgins Krishna Roman Catholic Ancient Times

Author:Swami Abhedananda

“It took like 5 hours to complete my virgin Mary. I was raised Catholic and it seemed like a good idea.”

Ideas Hours Catholic Raised Good Ideas Mary Virgins Virgin Mary

Author:The Rev

“Catholics are frequently criticised because of the prominence and respect given to the Virgin Mary while simultaneously condemned for not giving enough prominence and respect to women.”

Giving Enough Given Catholic Mary Virgins Virgin Mary Prominence

Author:Michael Coren