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Clerical Quotes

Quotes on clerical life

One quote questions whether a clerical worker's wages could ever afford a family a home and education, a concern echoed in Change quotes on economic shifts.

Could today's construction worker married to a clerical worker guarantee four children a college education and buy a house? That's what we're fighting about.

Quotes by Xavier Becerra

The church may hold whatever it holds with regard to clerical celibacy.

Quotes by William P. Leahy

Canon law itself says for one case of guilt, a priest can be dismissed from the clerical state. One.

Quotes by Roger Mahony

I worked as a clerical assistant at the Department of Health and Social Security for about three months before I went to drama school.

Quotes by Richard McCabe

Allergy Quotes

Catholicism has the clerical equivalent to a nut allergy - even a small exposure to change, and the whole thing will go into anaphylactic shock.

Quotes by Marcus Brigstocke

The priesthood is not dying, but the clerical state is dead. It needs to be buried, preferably with a Viking funeral in Boston Harbor so nobody can miss the spectacle of its passing.

Quotes by Eugene Kennedy

Good priests never look for awards and, perversely enough in the clerical culture universe, do not receive many. Like the aged nuns who taught selflessly and nearly anonymously all their lives, these servants of the People of God only get...

Quotes by Eugene Kennedy

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these clerical quotes cover?
They cover clerical work and pay, church debates over clerical celibacy, and how canon law treats a priest's clerical standing.
Is clerical work discussed in an economic sense?
Yes, one questions whether a clerical worker's income could realistically support a family's education and housing, close to Change quotes.
Do any quotes discuss clerical celibacy?
Yes, one references ongoing church positions on clerical celibacy.
Is Catholicism specifically mentioned?
Yes, one compares Catholicism's resistance to change to a severe allergic reaction to even small exposure.
Does canon law come up in these quotes?
Yes, one notes that canon law allows a priest to be dismissed from the clerical state for a single case of guilt.

Others turn to the church itself, discussing clerical celibacy and how strictly canon law treats a priest's clerical standing.