We need to avoid the spiritual sickness of a church that is wrapped up in its own world: when a church becomes like this, it grows sick.
Pope Francis
Inconsistency on the part of pastors and the faithful between what they say and what they do, between word and manner of life, is undermining the... →
We must not reduce the bosom of the universal church to a nest protecting our mediocrity.
Oh, how I would like a poor Church, and for the poor.
Leaders of the Church have often been Narcissus, flattered and sickeningly excited by their courtiers. The court is the leprosy of the papacy.
I dream of a church that is a mother and shepherdess.
Spiritual worldliness kills! It kills the soul! It kills the Church!
Let's start with the church. As you know, it's my background, it's a natural setting for me and it's definitely my roots.
Aretha Franklin
I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
Many come to bring their clothes to church rather than themselves.
Thomas Fuller