“Despite the slowness, the infidelity, the errors and sins it committed and might still commit against its members, the Church, trust me, has no other meaning and goal but to live and witness Jesus.” StillsMightJesusGoalChurchSinMembersErrorsCommittedCommitDespiteWitnessInfidelityTrust MeSlowness Author:Pope Francis
“Suppose there arise a dispute relative to some important question among us, should we not have recourse to the most ancient Churches with which the apostles held constant intercourse, and learn from them what is certain and clear in regard to the present question? For how should it be if the apostles themselves had not left us writings? Would it not be necessary, in that case, to follow the course of the tradition which they handed down to those to whom they did commit the Churches?” IfsShouldWritingImportantCertainCoursesLeftChurchCasesClearTraditionRegardConstantAncientAriseCommitCatholicismRelativeDisputesApostlesIntercourseRecourseImportant Questions Author:Irenaeus of Lyons
“The Church is composed of people, and people do terrible things and commit sin - it's what the Church has been telling us for two thousand years and continues to tell us, which is why the Church is here and essentially one of the major reasons why people hate it so much.” PeopleYearsHas BeensTwoReasonHateChurchSinTerribleThousandMajorsCommitReason WhyThousand YearsTerrible Things Author:Michael Coren
“It's a disgrace to see my church giving Holy Communion to a man who helped lead a reign of terror. What is the message? You kill, you maim, you commit crime, and you gain sanctuary. It's shameful.” MenGivingChurchCrimeHolyMessagesGainsTerrorCommitCommunionReignDisgraceSanctuaryShamefulHoly CommunionReign Of Terror Author:Curtis Sliwa
“Who keeps the tavern and serves up the drinks? The peasant. Who squanders and drinks up money belonging to the peasant commune, the school, the church? The peasant. Who would steal from his neighbor, commit arson, and falsely denounce another for a bottle of vodka? The peasant.” CountrySchoolChurchClassDrinkDrinkingNeighborStealingCommitBelongingBottlesPeasantsVodkaCommunesCountry LifeTavernsArson Author:Anton Chekhov
“Anytime you commit sin and God deals with you, you have the opportunity to confess it. If you don't confess it, you only have one option but to cover it up.” IfsChristianOpportunityLeadershipChurchSinDealsCommit Author:Johnny Hunt
“A woman never wrote, "Thou shalt not commit adultery." God wrote that. You sin first and foremost against God.” FirstsChristianLeadershipChurchSinCommitAdultery Author:Johnny Hunt