#catholicism

Father Roger Boscovich is often credited as the father of modern atomic theory. ↗

— Thomas E. Woods Jr.

#science #western-civilization #catholicism

Churchmen sought to introduce rational trial procedures and sophisticated legal principles in place of the superstition-based trial by ordeal that had characterized the Germanic legal order. ↗

— Thomas E. Woods Jr.

#law #catholicism

Salvation history reveals sin as literally a broken home. ↗

— Scott Hahn

#god #home

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. ↗

— Robert Vaughn

#aspects #between #boyhood #catholicism #could

If you grow up in a very strong religion like Catholicism you certainly cultivate in yourself a certain taste for the intensity of ideas. ↗

— Brian Eno

#certain #certainly #cultivate #grow #grow up

When she was younger, my mother was quite committed to Roman Catholicism. But she got disillusioned with it and moved closer to something like Buddhist beliefs near the end of her life. ↗

— Ralph Fiennes

#buddhist #catholicism #closer #committed #disillusioned

My first memories of religion were being taken to Episcopal church. My father was Catholic, but my mother, I believe, was Episcopal. So I sort of veered off into the watered-down version of Catholicism. ↗

— Marilyn Manson

#believe #catholic #catholicism #church #episcopal

Perhaps there is nothing greater on earth than the sacrifice of youth and beauty, often of high birth, made by the gentle sex in order to work in hospitals for the relief of human misery, the sight of which is so revolting to our delicacy. Peoples separated from the Roman religion have imitated but imperfectly so generous a charity. ↗

— Voltaire

#charity #sacrifice #beauty

In a way Australia is like Catholicism. The company is sometimes questionable and the landscape is grotesque. But you always come back. ↗

— Thomas Keneally

#australia #back #catholicism #come #company

The Catholic Church made a serious mistake when they started caring about how many people are in the pews. ↗

— Michel Templet

#philosphy #religion #religion