Francis Arinze Quotes

Francis Arinze — Nigerian Clergyman born on November 01, 1932,

Francis Arinze is a NigerianCardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He is Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, having served as prefect from 2002 to 2008. He is the current Cardinal Bishop of Velletri-Segni since 2005. Arinze was one of the principal advisors to Pope John Paul II, and was considered papabile before the 2005 papal conclave, which elected Benedict XVI... (wikipedia)

With reference to other religions, the Church sees a great difference between them and herself. The other religions are expressions of the human soul seeking God, with some beautiful spiritual insights, but also not without errors. Christianity is rather God seeking humanity.

There is no dogma that the organ or harmonium can be used in church, but not the drum.

Vatican II declares the Church... as necessary for salvation.

Religion is one dimension of culture, a transcendent element of it.

The Catholic faith never changes. But the language and mode of manifesting this one faith can change according to peoples, times and places.