Famous quotes containing the words church and/or councils:
“[Christianity] endeavors equally to establish these two things: that God has set up in the Church visible signs to make himself known to those who should seek him sincerely, and that he has nevertheless so disguised them that he will only be perceived by those who seek him with all their heart.”
—Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)
“In bridge clubs and in councils of state, the passions are the same.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)