Salvatore J. Cordileone's Quotes
Born: 1956-06-05
Profession: Clergyman
Nation: American
Biography of Salvatore J. Cordileone
Certainly our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters need to be supported in living out their call to holiness.
Tags: Gay, Lesbian, LivingCare for life and physical health, with due regard for the needs of others and the common good, is concomitant with respect for human dignity.
Tags: Good, Health, LifeIf we misuse the gift of sexuality, we're going to suffer the consequences, and I firmly believe we are suffering the consequences.
Tags: Gift, Sexuality, SufferingThe ingestion of brain-altering chemicals - legal or illegal - cannot be categorized as good stewardship of our earthly lives.
Tags: Cannot, Good, LegalThe reality of marriage as the union of a mother and a father is grounded in our very biology.
Tags: Father, Marriage, MotherI want to focus on the importance of supporting marriage. I always speak about the need to respect everyone's human dignity - regardless of their sexual orientation. I think strengthening marriage is something that benefits everyone.
Tags: Focus, Marriage, RespectIn places where marriage's core meaning has been altered through legal action, officials are beginning to target for punishment those believers and churches that refuse to adapt.
Tags: Action, Legal, MarriageRespect for the dignity of the human person is the foundational principle of any just society. From a Catholic perspective, it also forms the foundation of all of our Church's social teachings.
Tags: Human, Respect, SocietyWe Americans can be rightly proud of the fact that the right to the free and unfettered exercise of religion is a primary principle in the vision and founding of our country. It defines us as a people, and has uniquely contributed to making this nation great.
Tags: Country, Great, ReligionWe believe that marriage, by its very definition, can exist only between a man and a woman. Moreover, study after study - not to mention common sense - show that children fare better in life when raised in a home with a loving father and mother in a stable, committed relationship.
Tags: Home, Life, Marriage