"Are there flaws in the church? Absolutely. But is there great beauty in the church? Absolutely."
Stephen Colbert
Comedian, during the "Catholic Comedy Slam" at New York's Fordham University with Cardinal Timothy Dolan and author James Martin (New York Times/RNS)
"This animosity against Christians is so rampant that it now has a name: Christophobia."
Timothy Dolan
President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, speaking at a conference on religious freedom in which he described the persecution of Christians abroad as "epidemic" (RNS)
"I so strongly believe that the great religions of the world are stronger than any insults. They have withstood offense for centuries. Refraining from violence, then, is not a sign of weakness in one's faith; it is absolutely the opposite, a sign that one's faith is unshakable."
Hillary Clinton
U.S. secretary of state, speaking about the anti-Muslim video that sparked anti-American riots across the Middle East (RNS)
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