Roger Mahony Quotes

• Our country stands at a critical point in its history. Our heritage as a nation of immigrants is at stake.

  Roger Mahony

  Topics in Country, History

• By and large the United States has been able to resist the temptation to close its doors to the world.

  Roger Mahony

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in United, Temptation

• I find it inconceivable that we’re meeting for five and a half days, and there isn’t one moment on the agenda to deal with the greatest crisis we’ve ever had in the church since 1789.

  Roger Mahony

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Crisis, Greatest

• I found out that many of our Catholics simply don’t know what the church teaches, and why, on a lot of issues, and therefore are saying things that they think are okay. They simply don’t know.

  Roger Mahony

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Found

• A lot of victims, for example, have become addicted to alcohol and drugs. It seems to me that the church’s healing ministry is going to be enhanced through this in much broader strokes. That’s good, it’s all positive.

  Roger Mahony

  Topics in Positive

• I personally believe, as church law sets out, that sanctions are an absolute last resort, particularly penal sanctions of depriving people of the sacraments.

  Roger Mahony

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Believe, Law

• Canon law itself says for one case of guilt, a priest can be dismissed from the clerical state. One.

  Roger Mahony

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Law, Guilt

• I think that together the church has learned a lot, and as we know from our own oversight board, the involvement of our wonderful lay leaders has been a real grace.

  Roger Mahony

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Real, Learned

• Most analysts would agree that if all the undocumented immigrants in California were deported in one day, our state would experience a severe economic downturn. This does not even consider the many cultural and spiritual gifts these immigrants bring to our state and nation.

  Roger Mahony

  Topics in Experience

  Tags in Spiritual

• It appears fashionable these days, and almost politically correct, to blame hard-working immigrants, especially those from Mexico and Central America, for the social and economic ills of our state and nation.

  Roger Mahony

  Topics in America

  Tags in Nation

• Immigration should be enforced in a proportional and humane manner.

  Roger Mahony

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Manner, Enforce

• It’s hard to determine where lies culpability.

  Roger Mahony

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Lies, Determine

• It is unacceptable that immigrants, including children, are shackled and detained in deplorable conditions. And it is unacceptable that already this year immigrants have died by the dozens in the California desert or in other parts of the Southwest.

  Roger Mahony

  Topics in Children

• I’m very close to the pro-life movement.

  Roger Mahony

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Movement

• The war on terrorism has made national security a legitimate concern, and a rising deficit, changes brought on by globalization and even the price of oil have thrown the nation’s economic health into question.

  Roger Mahony

  Topics in Health

  Tags in War

• We’re not at a point in time to be taking chances with children and young people in the church. The Holy Father himself said… there is no room in the priesthood or religious life for someone who has abused a child. I think he’s right.

  Roger Mahony

  Topics in Children, Father

• With respect to Holy Communion, it is up to the communicant to decide whether they are in a state of grace and worthy to receive the Eucharist. Each one of us makes that decision.

  Roger Mahony

  Topics in Decision, Respect

• The church also does not condone a broken immigration system in the U.S., one that too easily can lead to the exploitation, abuse and even death of immigrants.

  Roger Mahony

  Topics in Death

• The nature of our two main political parties has changed in the United States.

  Roger Mahony

  Topics in Nature

• We should embrace our immigrant roots and recognize that newcomers to our land are not part of the problem, they are part of the solution.

  Roger Mahony

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Problem

Roger Mahony (21)

Birth:	27th February, 1936
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Clergyman

About

Roger Michael Mahony is an American cardinal and retired prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Los Angeles from 1985–2011. Before his appointment as Los Angeles archbishop, he served as Auxiliary Bishop of Fresno from 1975–1980 and as Bishop of Stockton from 1980–1985.

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