The clergy earns its living from religion. If your interests are secured through religion, then you will defend your interests first, and religion will become secondary.

- Abdolkarim Soroush

Two studies from the year 2000, however, indicate that Catholics give lower ratings to their clergy's ministerial activities across the board than do Protestants.

- Andrew Greeley

Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense.

- Baron d'Holbach

My dear child, you must believe in God despite what the clergy tells you.

- Benjamin Jowett

You must believe in God, in spite of what the clergy say.

- Benjamin Jowett

A celibate clergy is an especially good idea, because it tends to suppress any hereditary propensity toward fanaticism.

- Carl Sagan

You know you're in a bad movie when the Catholic clergy is being played by Jews.

- Cheech Marin

The clergy is in the same business as actors, just a different department.

- John Hurt

If the liberties of the American people are ever destroyed, they will fall by the hands of the clergy.

- Marquis de Lafayette

The more members of the clergy that are out there working to expand their congregations, the more people will go to church.

- Rodney Stark