#pa

Although the particular inclination of the homosexual person is not a sin, it is more or less strong tendency ordered to an intrinsic moral evil, and thus the inclination itself must be seen as an objective disorder. ↗

— Joseph Ratzinger

#disorder #evil #homosexual #inclination #intrinsic

But I was in awe of the painters; I mean I was new in New York, and I thought the painting that was going on here was just unbelievable. ↗

— Robert Rauschenberg

#going #here #i #just #mean

The real "action" in the liturgy in which we are all supposed to participate is the action of God himself. This is what is new and distinctive about the Christian liturgy: God himself acts and does what is essential. ↗

— Joseph Ratzinger

#action #acts #christian #distinctive #does

Education is more than Pisa. Particularly musical education. We also need education and training for more than reasons of usefulness and marketability. ↗

— Johannes Rau

#education #marketability #more #musical #need

Women are not in love with me but with the picture of me on the screen. I am merely the canvas on which women paint their dreams. ↗

— Rudolph Valentino

#canvas #dreams #i #i am #love

The battleground has been moderates of all faith traditions in all the countries of the world against the radicals of all faith traditions in all parts of the world. ↗

— Feisal Abdul Rauf

#battleground #been #countries #faith #moderates

We are Americans. We - we - we are - we are doctors. We are investment bankers. We are taxi drivers. We are store keepers. We are lawyers. We are - we are part of the fabric of America. And the way that America today treats its Muslims is being watched by over a billion Muslims worldwide. ↗

— Feisal Abdul Rauf

#bankers #being #billion #doctors #drivers

If you don't have trouble paying the rent, you have trouble doing something else; one needs just a certain amount of trouble. ↗

— Robert Rauschenberg

#certain #doing #else #just #needs

A newspaper that you're not reading can be used for anything; and the same people didn't think it was immoral to wrap their garbage in newspaper. ↗

— Robert Rauschenberg

#garbage #immoral #newspaper #people #reading

And all of this, all these physical aspects of painting at that time excited me very much. You could do a picture in just black and white. I mean all the things, whether you're soliciting permission or not, do give you permission. ↗

— Robert Rauschenberg

#black #black and white #could #excited #give