“Audiences are often smarter than they’re given credit for. And I think they’re often drawn to films that raise genuine questions about our lives that demand a real ponder.”
Edward Norton
Actor, on the popularity of recent films that tackle religious subjects (RNS)
“We’ve shown pretty clearly that Homer is not Catholic. I really don’t think he could go without eating meat on Fridays—for even an hour.”
Al Jean
Producer of “The Simpsons,” responding to the Vatican newspaper’s claim that cartoon character Homer Simpson is an exemplary Catholic (Entertainment Weekly/RNS)
“If you’re going to try to convince, if you’re going to try to persuade, you do that in conversation, meetings and discussions. You meet the person where they are and try to persuade them.”
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Donald Wuerl
Roman Catholic archbishop of Washington, on dealing with politicians who do not share conservative moral views (RNS)
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