The Catholic Church sees voluntary vampirism as a kind of suicide. I tend to agree. Though the Pope also excommunicated all animators, unless we ceased raising the dead. Fine; I became Episcopalian.
Laurell K. HamiltonStichwörter: vampires catholicism episcopalians
Beauty, then, is not mere decoration, but rather an essential element of the liturgical action, since it is an attribute of God himself and his revelation. These considerations should make us realize the care which is needed, if the liturgical action is to reflect its innate splendour.
Pope Benedict XVIStichwörter: beauty god catholicism catholic eucharist mass liturgy sacrament catholic-mass
However we may pity the mother whose health and even life is imperiled by the performance of her natural duty, there yet remains no sufficient reason for condoning the direct murder of the innocent.
Pope Pius XIStichwörter: abortion catholicism catholic
An institution is right or it is wrong. One that cannot accept dinosaur bones is one that cannot be trusted on more important matters.
Fletcher WortmannStichwörter: religion catholicism
The world would hate His followers, not because of evil in their lives, but precisely because of the absence of evil or rather their goodness. Goodness does not cause hatred, but it gives occasion for hatred to manifest itself. The holier and purer a life, the more it would attract malignity and hate. Mediocrity alone survives.
Fulton J. SheenStichwörter: wisdom life truth christianity faith catholicism catholic mediocrity p315
Pilate's skeptical sneer "What is truth?" was addressed to Truth Himself, standing there right in front of his face. The world's stupidest question was three words; God's profoundest answer was one Word.
Peter KreeftStichwörter: truth philosophy christianity god jesus theology catholicism jesus-christ christ jesus-shock pontius-pilate
Most theists are deists most of the time, in practice if not in theory. They practice the absence of God instead of the presence of God.
Peter KreeftStichwörter: philosophy christianity god deism theology catholicism theism presence-of-god deist theist jesus-shock absence-of-god
The Catholic Church made a serious mistake when they started caring about how many people are in the pews.
Michelle TempletStichwörter: religion catholicism philosphy
Satan is too hard a master. He would never command as did the Other with divine simplicity: 'Do likewise.' The devil will have no victims resemble him. He permits only a rough caricature, impotent, abject, which has to serve as food for eternal irony, the mordant irony of the depths.
Georges BernanosStichwörter: christianity god religion spirituality satan christian catholicism catholic
Whenever man attempts to do what he knows to be the Master's will, a power will be given him equal to the duty.
Fulton J. SheenStichwörter: wisdom life catholicism catholic catholic-spirituality p221
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