The Catholic men are more upset about women not being able to be priests than are Catholic women. Andrew Greeley catholicmanpriest Change image and share on social
There is good news in the data the strongest support for priests is to be found among the younger generation. Andrew Greeley datumfindgeneration Change image and share on social
Two studies from the year 2000, however, indicate that Catholics give lower ratings to their clergy's ministerial activities across the board than do Protestants. Andrew Greeley activityboardcatholic Change image and share on social
An adolescent is somebody who is in between things. A teenager is somebody who's kind of permanently there. And so living with them through the various teenage hopes and sorrows and joys was curiously enough a maturing experience for me. Andrew Greeley adolescentcuriouslyexperience share on social
I think that the core doctrines of Christianity - the incarnation, the resurrection, life after death-these are as strong as ever. In fact, the belief in life after death has increased in this century. Andrew Greeley beliefcenturychristianity share on social
It was generally believed that Catholics were not interested in arts and science graduate schools. They weren't going to be intellectuals. And so I put the theses to the test. And they all collapsed. Andrew Greeley artbelievecatholic Change image and share on social
In God, the characteristics of men and women that we admire in men and women are combined. That's been a traditional Catholic teaching that God is the combination of opposites. Andrew Greeley admirecatholiccharacteristic Change image and share on social
You're a Catholic in Italy when you're born, it's unthinkable to stop being Catholic. You just take the rules a lot more seriously, because it pervades your culture. Andrew Greeley bearcatholicculture Change image and share on social
One cannot escape the harsh fact that as a ministerial profession, the priesthood has very serious problems. They are not new. They did not develop yesterday or last year. Andrew Greeley developescapefact Change image and share on social
I wouldn't say the world is my parish, but my readers are my parish. And especially the readers that write to me. They're my parish. And it's a responsibility that I enjoy. Andrew Greeley enjoyparishreader Change image and share on social
