Francis Arinze quotes

“Even among the married, sexual satisfaction must not be sought in a way which disregards man's character as a person and degrades him to the animal level.”
-- Francis Arinze

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“The Catholic faith never changes. But the language and mode of manifesting this one faith can change according to peoples, times and places.”
-- Francis Arinze

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“Remarkable is the greater openness of the Catholic Church towards people of other religious traditions and persuasions. The development has not been without problems, since some people have resisted it and others have pushed openness beyond the desirable point.”
-- Francis Arinze

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“With reference to other religions, the Church sees a great difference between them and herself. The other religions are expressions of the human soul seeking God, with some beautiful spiritual insights, but also not without errors. Christianity is rather God seeking humanity.”
-- Francis Arinze

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“Vatican II declares the Church... as necessary for salvation.”
-- Francis Arinze

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“Religion is one dimension of culture, a transcendent element of it.”
-- Francis Arinze

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“There is no dogma that the organ or harmonium can be used in church, but not the drum.”
-- Francis Arinze

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“There is a tendency around the world today to copy TV culture. And that is not always a virtue.”
-- Francis Arinze

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“The church is challenging such negative cultural elements as superstition, rugged individualism, materialism, hedonism, permissiveness and utilitarianism.”
-- Francis Arinze

Source : "Arinze Sees Fundamentalism Posing Bar to Interfaith Relations". www.beliefnet.com. December 2001.

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“A good character today is shaped by greatness, greatness in vision, greatness in courage, greatness in insight, greatness in purpose and devotion.”

“I'm a vegetarian and very much active in regards to how I feel about animal rights and protecting animals and giving animals a voice. But at the same time, I appreciate and respect other people's decisions to eat meat. The only thing that I hope is that people are educated, that they're aware, that they're living a conscious lifestyle.”

“It is totally unconscionable to subject defenseless animals to mutilation and death, just so a company can be the first to market a new shade of nail polish or a new, improved laundry detergent. It's cruel, it's brutal, it's inhumane, and most people don't want it.”

“Man is not the only animal who labors; but he is the only one who improves his workmanship.”

“Man is a perpetually wanting animal.”

“Even if we act immediately, the world is doomed to lose many of its animal and plant species and this inturn will reduce the ability of ecosystems to deliver vital services to human populations. The Red List gives all of us a practical tool for raising awareness of the biodiversity crisis and for forging new partnerships within the international community.”

“I hear it's better to use animal products than synthetics, which are harmful to humans and the earth... but destroying one segment of the creation to allegedly save another is the idea of fools!!!”

“A devotee should be fixed in the conclusion that, the spiritual master cannot be subject to criticism and should never be considered equal to a common man.”

“Men have presented their plans and philosophies for the remedying of earth's ills, but Jesus stands alone in presenting not a system, but His own personality as capable of supplying the needs of the soul.”

“Ale, man, ale's the stuff to drink for fellows whom it hurts to think.”