YOUCAT Quotes

“The Church teaches that all men who by no fault of their own do not know Christ and his Church but sincerely seek God and follow the voice of their conscience can attain eternal salvation. However, anyone who has recognized that Jesus Christ is “the way, and the truth, and the life” but is unwilling to follow him cannot find salvation by other paths. This”
― Christoph Schönborn, YOUCAT English

“Man is neither angel nor beast, and unfortunately anyone who tries to make an angel out of him makes him a beast. BLAISE PASCAL (1588-1651)”
― Christoph Schönborn, YOUCAT English

“Everything that is not eternal is worthless in eternity.”
― Christoph Schönborn, YOUCAT English

“Although individual members of the Church can err and even make serious mistakes, the Church as a whole can never fall away from God’s truth. The Church carries through the ages a living truth that is greater than herself. We speak about a depositum fidei, a deposit of faith that is to be preserved. If such a truth is publicly disputed or distorted, the Church is called upon to clarify again “what has always and everywhere been believed by all”
― Christoph Schönborn, YOUCAT English