The church, inserted and active in human society and in history, does not exist in order to exercise political power or to govern the society.
More Quotes from Claudio Hummes:
However, it must always remain a dialogue, and never an imposition of the church's own convictions and methods. Propose, not impose. To serve, and not to dominate.Claudio Hummes
A servant church must have as its priority solidarity with the poor.
Claudio Hummes
John Paul II made it clear that... liberation theology based on the teaching of Jesus Christ was necessary, but liberation theology that used a Marxist analysis was unacceptable.
Claudio Hummes
In fact, effective solidarity with the poor, both individual persons and entire nations, is indispensable for the construction of peace.
Claudio Hummes
The Church doesn't censor. It tries to guide its faithful through catechism.
Claudio Hummes
Readers Who Like This Quotation Also Like:
Based on Topics: Christianity Quotes, History Quotes, Society & Civilization QuotesBased on Keywords: inserted
He's very alive in a scene. He's a very good actor to act with. Even though through most of the picture he's blind, there are many places early in the picture I got to be with him before he was blind. Like convincing him in the office to do the picture.
Mark Rydell
Religion united its influence with those of loyalty and love, and the order of knighthood, endowed with all the sanctity and religious awe that attended the priesthood, became an object of ambition to the greatest sovereigns.
Thomas Bulfinch
Even though the vast majority of my work was outside television, the amount of creation and inventing that went into the TV shows was non stop and, unknown to me, a great strain.
Paul Daniels