Roger Mahony Quotes & Sayings

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“We're seeing a much larger ministry here for the general community. Not just Catholics, but others are calling us too. They're not looking for lawyers or suing their grandfathers, but counseling and healing.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

“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.”