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Abbe Pierre

"It's not enough to attend church and pray every Sunday; you have to act."

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"It's not enough to attend church and pray every Sunday; you have to act."

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"The result has been that although few conservative Presbyterian churches actually worship in the Puritan way, the Puritan theology of worship remains the standard orthodoxy among them. This discrepancy sometimes leads to guilty consciences."

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"Until they put that sand and dirt in my face I will not sit in church all day."

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"You know how the church has been hit so hard by the sexual misconduct by clergy, and what's that's done to Catholics, especially here in Boston but elsewhere as well."

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"I am atheist in a very religious mould. I'm always asking myself the big questions. Where did we come from? Is there a meaning to all of this? When I find myself in church, I edit the hymns as I sing them."

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"I learned more stuff in church than I did in the world."

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"Illness has always brought me nearer to a state of grace."
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"People are needed to take up the challenge, strong people, who proclaim the truth, throw it in people's faces, and do what they can with their own two hands."
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"When they are assailed by despair, young people should let universal concerns into their lives."
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"It's true that humanity has seen a succession of crises, wars and atrocities, but this negative side is offset by advances in technology and cultural exchanges."
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"Providence was well aware what lay ahead for me, and my Capuchin training was to prepare me for it."
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"After the war, prompted by the Cardinal Archbishop of Paris, I entered Parliament so that a priest could speak out for the poor, as canon law at that time still permitted."
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"Hope is not a matter of age."
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"The process of my transformation came to a head with my discovery of St. Francis of Assisi during a pilgrimage I went on with a scout troop from my school."
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"I came from a wealthy family. I made over my share of the estate to various charities."
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