“Vanity, showing off, is an attitude that reduces spirituality to a worldly thing, which is the worst sin that could be committed in the church.” SpiritualityChurchSinAttitudeWorstCommittedVanityWorldlyShowing OffWorldly Things Author:Pope Francis
“I am thankful that the church exists, thankful that it has done such great things, giving us laws, for instance - 'thou shalt' and 'thou shalt not', and established Goodness and Evil. That's what all religions do, and as soon as we try to replace them, worldly religions like fascism and communism take over.” GivingTryingDoneLawEvilChurchGoodnessGreat ThingsInstanceCommunismFascismWorldlyI Am Thankful Author:Gerhard Richter
“Though man's feeling for the other-worldly often has recourse to solitude, solitude does not foster its development; rather, it is nourished by communion, to which the church is more propitious than the cemetery.” MenDoeFeelingsChurchDevelopmentSolitudeCommunionWorldlyCemeteryRecourse Author:Andre Malraux
“There is nothing more pitiable than a soulless, sapless, shriveled church, seeking to thrive in a worldly atmosphere, rooted in barren professions, bearing no fruit, and maintaining only the semblance of existence; such a church cannot long survive.” LongChurchExistenceFruitSeekingProfessionAtmosphereThriveRootedWorldlyMaintainingBarrenSemblanceSoulless Author:George C. Lorimer
“The utter folly of our time is lamentable, that men should think to assist God with human help and to protect the Church of Christ by worldly ambition.” ThinkingMenShouldHumansHelpingChristChurchAtheismProtectAmbitionPositive AtheismOur TimeFollyWorldlyChurch Of Christ Author:Hilary of Poitiers
“If the world grows to worldly, it can be rebuked by the Church; but if the Church grows to worldly, it cannot be adequately rebuked for worldlyness by the world.” IfsWorldGrowsChurchWorldly Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton
“You will live to see men arise in power in the Church who will seek to put down your friends and the friends of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Many will be hoisted because of their money and worldly learning which they seem to be in possession of; and many who are the true followers of our Lord and Savior will be cast down because of their poverty.” MenSeemsJesusChristChurchLordPovertyJesus ChristCastsPossessionAriseFollowersSaviorWorldlyOur LordSavior Jesus Author:Joseph Smith, Jr.
“When Christians forget about hope and tenderness they become a cold Church, that loses its sense of direction and is held back by ideologies and worldly attitudes, whereas God’s simplicity tells you: go forward, I am a Father who caresses you.” ChristianFatherLosesChurchForgetAttitudeColdSimplicityIdeologyTendernessWorldlyCaress Author:Pope Francis