Quotes about Catholic Principles

Leo XIII

All Catholics should do all in their power to cause the constitutions of states and legislation to be modeled on the principles of the true Church.

William P. Leahy

What we're about is a manifestation of the Catholic roots of Boston College.

Irish Catholic Church

… a ready-made instrument for future totalitarian aggression … we have no guarantee that state officials will respect Catholic principles with respect to these matters

The remainder of the cabinet abandoned the plan in the face of the Bishops’ opposition. When the public found out, it became a cause celebre. Browne resigned, and the Protestants of Northern Ireland argued that this was an example of Catholic religious control of the Southern Irish government. See the quotation of President John Aloysius Costello.

James Staunton

Education in regard to motherhood includes instruction in regard to sex relations, chastity and marriage. The State has no competence to give instruction in such matters. We regard with the greatest apprehension the proposal to give to local medical officers the right to tell Catholic girls and women how they should behave in regard to this sphere of conduct at once so delicate and sacred …. Doctors trained in instruction in which we have no confidence may be appointed as medical officers … and may give gynacological care not in accordance with Catholic principles

Dr. Noel Browne, the Minister of Health, in an attempt to reduce the infant and maternal mortality rate proposed a plan whereby the local government medical officers could treat and advise women regarding reproduction, pregnancy and childbirth. The Roman Catholic hierarchy send this letter to the Irish President who had already pledged to follow the teachings of the Catholic hierarchy—{639725} and {639726}. After the letter was received, Browne who had had no previous objections from the President or any of the cabinet, could not get a single vote in the cabinet for his proposal, and shortly thereafter he was forced to resign. The infant and maternal health statistics for the Irish Free State continued to lag that of Britain, France, Germany and Italy.

Ana Navarro

I know Marco Rubio very well. He's a friend of mine. He's a man of deep faith. He is a man who follows Catholic dogma and - you know, for whom religion is very important.

Robert Vaughn

I suppose you could sum up the religious aspects of my boyhood by saying it was a time of life when I was taught the difference between right and wrong as it specifically applied to Catholicism.

Irish Central Association of Catholic Clerical School Managers

We are confident that an Irish government established by the people for the people, while safeguarding the material interests of the new state, will always recognize and respect the principles which must regulate and govern Catholic education. In view of the impending changes in Irish education we wish to assert the great fundamental principle that the only satisfactory system of education for Catholics is one wherein Catholic children are taught in Catholic schools by Catholic teachers under Catholic Control.

Blase J. Cupich

People think sometimes there is a 'Catholic vote' because of one particular issue. This demeans who we are as a Catholic community. We should take the whole thing... We take everything.

Sargent Shriver

It is precisely our job as Catholics to speak the truth as plainly and precisely as we can.

Catholic Principles Quotes