#priest

The fact that the church is convinced of not having the right to confer priestly ordination on women is now considered by some as irreconcilable with the European Constitution. ↗

— Joseph Ratzinger

#confer #considered #constitution #convinced #european

And I was very interested in the priesthood. ↗

— Thomas Keneally

#interested #priesthood #very

What are you?' he [Nanapush] said to Damien, who was deep in a meditation over his [chess] bishop's trajectory. 'A priest' said Father Damien 'A man priest or a woman priest?'... ...'I am a priest', she whispered, hoarsely, fierce. 'Why' said Nanapush kindly, as though Father Damien hadn't answered, to put the question to rest, 'are you pretending to be a man priest? ↗

— Louise Erdrich

#gender-roles #native-american-reservation #patriarchy #priest #catholicism

I went to the priest for confession, but he didn’t do it. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#humor #priest #funny

At one time, we all were Gods. ↗

— Bjorn Street

#eye-of-horus-mystery-school #high-priest #inspirational #master-ani #sci-fi

The priests say that God created our souls, and that just puts us under the control of another puppeteer. If God created our will, then he's responsible for every choice we make. ↗

— Orson Scott Card

#choice #control #created #every #god

In all ages hypocrites, called priests, have put crowns on the heads of thieves, called kings. ↗

— Robert G. Ingersoll

#kings #priests #thieves #age

I love what I'm doing. It's my life. When it's time to go, I'll probably be fighting to get out of the casket. I'll be yelling at the priest instead of a referee. ↗

— Lou Duva

#doing #fighting #get #go #i

The relationship between the prophet and the President, the priest and the President, is a sacred one. ↗

— Jesse Jackson

#president #priest #prophet #relationship #sacred

...what else would a poet priest do on an endless night, but write of love?... ↗

— John Geddes

#poet #priest #love