I believe people ought to mate for life...like pigeons or Catholics.
In 1953 there were two ways for an Irish Catholic boy to impress his parents: become a priest or attend Notre Dame.
All you hear Catholics turning out these days are pop versions of the old Protestant anthems.
You know, I was the class clown in Catholic school, but I never thought I would make a living out of it!
I'm really happy that I was raised Catholic because it's given me years of material.
I went to Catholic school and they basically just said don't have sex, but would never explain anything.
I was brought up a Catholic and I was quite fervent, because I was sent to a convent school.
At the political level, most Jews and most Catholics have accepted the liberal idea of religious freedom.
The reality of life in Northern Ireland is that if you were Protestant, you learned British history, and if you were Catholic, you learned Irish history in school.
My dad was such a bigot. He was a horrible, self-centred person. He was really racist and he'd talk about the Jews and blacks and Catholics even.
You see, some non-Catholic friends of mine have questioned the depth of my faith because of the fact that I have a good education.
America is the first great experiment in Protestant social formation. Protestantism in Europe always assumed and depended on the cultural habits that had been created by Catholic Christianity.
With my Roman Catholic upbringing, I have a set of principles that serve me well in good times and bad.
In the United States there's a Puritan ethic and a mythology of success. He who is successful is good. In Latin countries, in Catholic countries, a successful person is a sinner.
Growing up in a New Jersey suburb, my Catholic faith was an important part of my young life, shaping the way I approached the world.
The things of Catholic life are never boring because we have such a rich tradition and so many stories to tell.
I wish we had more visible Christian and Catholic leaders who talked about love.
Every kid that goes to Catholic school believes he's going to be a priest one day.
Everyone - whether it's the Jews, the Greeks, the Catholics - everybody is entitled to religious beliefs and entitled to their traditions.
I'm not a Johnny-come-lately Jew. I've been around. I watch out for the Jews; I watch out for the Catholics.
I suppose I'm a lapsed Catholic. You would consider me an atheist or agnostic.
