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Francis George
11 quotes
“It's hard to discover that you're hated.”
Francis George (1937–2015) first seen 2001 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Headline of his "Cardinal's Column", The Catholic New World, about the September 11 attacks (September 23, 2001)
“I was gazing toward the Circus Maximus, toward the Palatine Hill where the Roman emperors once resided and reigned and looked down upon the persecution of Christians, and I thought, ‘Where are their successors? Where is the successor of Caesar Augustus? Where is the successor of Marcus Aurelius? And finally, who cares? But if you want to see the successor of Peter, he is right next to me, smiling and waving at the crowds.”
Francis George (1937–2015) said by 2015 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I expect to die in bed, my successor will die in prison and his successor will die a martyr in the public square. His successor will pick up the shards of a ruined society and slowly help rebuild civilization, as the Church has done so often in human history.”
Francis George (1937–2015) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Replying to a question about the secularization of Western culture in a meeting with a group of priests on circa May 2010.
“Since life is a gift from God, it does not have to be strong and independent in order to be valuable. A human being in a civilized society does not have to be 'wanted' by anyone in order to merit legal protection.”
Francis George (1937–2015) said by 2015 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As attributed in Glorifying Christ, The Life of Cardinal Francis E. George, O.M.I. by Michael R. Heinlein, Our Sunday Visitor, Huntington, Indiana 2023 pp.162-163
“Jesus doesn’t talk about being conservative or being liberal. He talks about knowing the truth or living in darkness. It is true and false that define our internal dynamics and not politics or law directly.”
Francis George (1937–2015) said by 2015 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As attributed in Glorifying Christ, The Life of Cardinal Francis E. George, O.M.I. by Michael R. Heinlein, Our Sunday Visitor, Huntington, Indiana 2023 p.333
“The workers saw themselves first as persons deserving of respect, and people demand respect more than they demand wages.”
Francis George (1937–2015) first seen 2013 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Source: Francis E. George, "Labor Day 2013: We Have a Dream," The Cardinal's Column, Catholic New World, September 1-14, 2013
“Belief in God's presence and action in American public life, in social events, in education, in civic celebrations and political discussions, which for two hundred years had been considered broadly beneficent, changed radically on September 11, 2001.”
Francis George (1937–2015) said by 2015 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Some have recently argued that pluralism by its very nature demands civic secularism. There seems to be no logical reason why respect for the beliefs of more than a quarter billion Americans, 90 percent of whom declare themselves to be religious, should require us now to eschew the public expression of religion, even in discussing political affairs that have moral foundations or implications.”
Francis George (1937–2015) said by 2015 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When it comes to abortion, euthanasia, and other sanctity of life issues, we should not suppose that our choice is between reforming the law and working to change the culture. We must do both. The work of legal reform is necessary, though not sufficient, ingredient in the larger project of cultural transformation. Yes, we must change people's hearts. But no, we must not wait for changes of heart before changing the laws. We must do both at the same time, recognizing that just laws help to form good hearts, and unjust laws impede every other effort in the cause of the Gospel of Life.”
Francis George (1937–2015) said by 2015 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There are only two kinds of arguments for euthanasia. The first is based on owning your life. Already in the last century, some philosophers and novelists began to talk of suicide as the ultimate act of self-control or self-possession. That is, of course, an illusion, for death is the surrender of all control or possession; and killing oneself is always an act of despair. It means a person has given up all hope. The second kind of argument is based on escaping from suffering. In actual fact, pain control is so far advanced now that suffering can be alleviated in almost all cases. The fear of suffering, however, creates a strong case for accepting a “right to die”. Right or no right, we will all die. The basic question, therefore, is always: since I must die, what is the meaning of life?”
Francis George (1937–2015) first seen 1998 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Cardinal's Column", The Catholic New World (December 27, 1998)
“In the long run, any attempt to reduce the complexity of the relations among the sacred, the properly secular, and the profane is doomed to failure, although each such effort can cause great human hardship in the short run. But in both the short and the long run, the Church, or the synagogue, or the mosque or the temple, is where you go when you want to be connected to the One who relates to everyone and every people. If the Church is where one goes to be truly free, how does the Church contribute to our understanding of who we are and what we should do in the activities that shape the world we live in, that fill the theater of secularity?”
Francis George (1937–2015) said by 2015 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source