Quotes about Clergy

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The shame, embarrassment, feeling of low self-worth, and scores of "labels" we give ourselves are not fitting. I am begi — Charles L. Bailey Jr., In the Shadow of the Cross
It wasn't a sign of weakness to tell what happened to me. I feel guilt no longer, only regret. The other emotions are co — Charles L. Bailey Jr., In the Shadow of the Cross
As I let it out, layer by layer, Dr. Driscoll helped with the bumps and valleys. He knew just how much to draw out of me — Charles L. Bailey Jr., In the Shadow of the Cross
Bit by bit, Dr. Driscoll helped me to peel away the layers of protection I had built up over the years. The process was — Charles L. Bailey Jr., In the Shadow of the Cross
I feel that some people have a hard time with the truths around us, not only the sexual abuse by priests, but all bad th — Charles L. Bailey Jr., In the Shadow of the Cross
During almost fifteen centuries has the legal establishment of Christianity been on trial. What have been its fruits? Mo — James Madison, A Memorial and Remonstrance, on the Religious Rights of Man: Written in 1784-85
That's the trouble with you preachers," he said. "You've all got too good to believe in anything," and he drove off with — Flannery O'Connor, Wise Blood
If you are a pastor there is no way you can lose faith without losing face, you are considered the devil incarnate by yo — Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity
How often do we hear from the local diocesan people—the bishop, the communications director, the victim assistance coord — Charles L. Bailey Jr., In the Shadow of the Cross
...Turn our thoughts, in the next place, to the characters of learned men. The priesthood have, in all ancient nations, — John Adams, The Letters of John and Abigail Adams
This is, indeed, an insightful observation. The Archbishop [Joseph L. Berardin] insists that the natural resemblance bet — Paul King Jewett, The Ordination of Women: An Essay on the Office of Christian Ministry
Because sometimes the Church seems like those posed circus tableaus where the curtain lifts and men, white, zinc-oxide, — Ray Bradbury, The Illustrated Man
They like to use those fancy words. They don't like to say “raped,'” he said. “They say “misdeed,' “inappropriate touchi — Charles L. Bailey Jr., In the Shadow of the Cross
I was amazed, shocked, and sickened by what I heard throughout the day, over and over, by many victims' stories. I can t — Charles L. Bailey Jr., In the Shadow of the Cross
I reflected on other victims I had met and how they were raped right on the altars of their own churches. Some of them w — Charles L. Bailey Jr., In the Shadow of the Cross
A missionary church cannot rely on the professional ministry for the primary work of mission. The role of the laity is c — Martin Robinson, The Faith Of The Unbeliever
When spirituality becomes spiritualization, life in the body becomes carnality. When ministers and priests live their mi — Henri J.M. Nouwen, In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership
If you would lift me you must be on a higher ground. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement. — Edmund Burke
As a career the business of an orthodox preacher is about as successful as that of a celluloid dog chasing an asbestos — Elbert Hubbard