Catholic Identity Quotes

I am now as before a Catholic and will always remain so.

I am an Irishman second: I am a Catholic first…. If the [Roman Catholic] hierarchy give me any direction with regard to Catholic social teaching or Catholic moral teaching, I accept without qualification in all respects the reaching of the hierarchy and the church to which I belong.

The funny thing about being Catholic, and I was raised Catholic, is that you identify with the Church, just as part of your character. Nevermind what you believe, it's just who you are.

Here in Spain we are all Catholics, even the atheists.

The idea of being a practicing Catholic, it's - for me, it's like - I need a lot of practice, you know what I mean?

I would describe myself as a practising Catholic. This is only my opinion; others may disagree.

I think once a Catholic, always a Catholic. You never escape. I still have Catholic guilt. It is in its basis a really powerful religion and a really strong set of beliefs. They permeate my work in many ways.

I don't think you can be a Catholic without an accompanying measure of guilt.

Once a Catholic always a Catholic.

The reason I say I'm a horrible person is I don't want myself to be presented as somebody who's a great Catholic.

And so, lastly, does the very name of "Catholic", which, not without reason, amid so many heresies, the Church has thus retained; so that, though all heretics wish to be called Catholics, yet when a stranger asks where the Catholic Church meets, no heretic will venture to point to his own chapel or house.

I went to Catholic school throughout my whole academic life. In fact, my children - my husband and I and our children in my own family now have over 100 years of Catholic education among us.

I am what you call a non-believer. I don't even want to say I'm an atheist because frankly I don't want to join their club either. But the point is, I am a fallen catholic, I'm not religious, and that's all well and good.

Every day Catholics prove that you can be a good Catholic and a good Democrat and have a different position from the Church on abortion.

I am just an ordinary Catholic.

Becoming Catholic involves entering into a relationship with the Catholic Church.

I identify, I guess, as a conservative Catholic.

I'm a good Catholic boy.

Being a Catholic is the most important aspect of my life.

It was in that bubble after Vatican II when it seemed like the best time ever to grow up Catholic. It was a time when the church was so connected to the world.

We are Christians and Catholics not because we worship a key, but because we have passed a door; and felt the wind that is the trumpet of liberty blow over the land of the living.

I am highly variable in my devotion. From a doctrinal point of view or a dogmatic point of view or a strictly Catholic adherent point of view, I'm first to say that I talk a good game, but I don't know how good I am about it in practice.

I hope my child will be a good Catholic like me.

To become a lapsed Catholic, first go to a Catholic university.

My faith, and especially my faith as a Catholic, does inform me and does guide me.