George Carey Professions : Archbishop of CanterburyBorn : November 13, 1935 Browse All Authors Top 32 quotes by George Carey When the fire of prayer goes out, the barrenness of busyness takes over. George Carey fireprayer If someone talks about union, fidelity, a monogamous relationship, love, blessing; I would say it sounds like marriage to me. And blessing, you see, I think is undermining our sacrament of marriage. George Carey love-relationshipblessingthinking But, as you have intimated, I am among those who would be very wary of any military action in the light of Saddam Hussein's willingness to allow the weapons inspectors to go in. George Carey lightmilitarywould-be Belief in the resurrection is not an appendage to the Christian faith. It is the Christian faith. George Carey resurrection-of-jesus-christbeliefchristian If there are Muslims who believe that they've got to kill Christians to make a way for the Islamic faith in the West, not only would they be disappointed, but it will lead to conflict, there's no doubt about that. George Carey islamicchristianbelieve We've got to find ways of confronting the issues that divide - and at the heart of cultural issues, you often find religions. George Carey issuesheartway I think in my own country, at the way we've seen through the ordination of women to the priesthood, which I'm delighted about, and that will move on to another level before very long. George Carey countrymovingthinking What I think is that we in the church - and especially I as an Archbishop - I'm responsible for maintaining our rules, and making sure we hold to unity in the Body of Christ. George Carey unitychurchthinking We must get back to a very strong Christianity... Christianity shaped America and England, and we need to get back to those moral foundations that made us great. George Carey englandstrongamerica One I've been passionately committed to, of course, is women's ministry; I believe solidly in it as a Gospel issue and we've found our way through that. George Carey ministryissuesbelieve I see no room in holy Scripture for any sexual activity outside of matrimony. George Carey scriptureholyrooms In my time as Archbishop of Canterbury I've seen a growing sense of unity and mission. George Carey missionsunitygrowing I think what Calvinism may offer us is that God's in charge of his world. George Carey mayworldthinking I believe with all my heart that the Church of Jesus Christ should be a Church of blurred edges. George Carey heartbelievejesus We have lobbed verses of Scripture, like hand grenades, into the camps of others, convinced we only have truth. George Carey scripturereligioushands I'm on record as being understood to be a supporter of a reformed establishment, in which other Christian denominations, and other faiths, play a major part. George Carey recordschristianplay And here at our Anglican Consultative Council, we have many reports of growth and great encouragement. George Carey councilgrowthencouragement At a time when many Muslims in this country are living in fear, I want to say loud and clear that as a Christian leader I deeply respect your faith and believe that our common duty is to extend the hand of friendship, and to build bridges not walls. George Carey wallchristiancountry A child born in a wealthy country is likely to consume, waste, and pollute more in his lifetime than 50 children born in developing nations. Our energy-burning lifestyles are pushing our planet to the point of no return. It is dawning on us at last that the life of our world is as vulnerable as the children we raise. George Carey our-worldcountrychildren People have described me as a management bishop but I say to my critics, Jesus was a management expert too. George Carey swagpeoplejesus Similar Authors Donald Coggan archbishop-of-canterbury Cosmo Gordon Lang archbishop-of-canterbury Geoffrey Fisher archbishop-of-canterbury Edward Benson archbishop-of-canterbury Michael Ramsey archbishop-of-canterbury Justin Welby archbishop-of-canterburyAll Authors
