Salvatore J. Cordileone Quotes

We 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.

– Salvatore J. Cordileone

Care for life and physical health, with due regard for the needs of others and the common good, is concomitant with respect for human dignity.

– Salvatore J. Cordileone

In 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.

– Salvatore J. Cordileone

The reality of marriage as the union of a mother and a father is grounded in our very biology.

– Salvatore J. Cordileone

The ingestion of brain-altering chemicals – legal or illegal – cannot be categorized as good stewardship of our earthly lives.

– Salvatore J. Cordileone

Respect 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.

– Salvatore J. Cordileone

I 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.

– Salvatore J. Cordileone

If we misuse the gift of sexuality, we’re going to suffer the consequences, and I firmly believe we are suffering the consequences.

– Salvatore J. Cordileone

Certainly our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters need to be supported in living out their call to holiness.

– Salvatore J. Cordileone

We 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.

– Salvatore J. Cordileone