36 Quotes by William P. Leahy

You know how the church has been hit so hard by the sexual misconduct by clergy, and what's that's done to Catholics, especially here in Boston but elsewhere as well.

As a university, we're not focused on bringing about huge reforms - that's not our role.

Clearly there are individuals who don't understand what the church teaches, or they think it's so limiting.

I am very confident that the Spirit is with us.

I think we can work through a lot of these issues.

Others don't want to listen to viewpoints that members of the church have.

Some of the speakers we bring on campus may not reflect official church teaching, but that's how it is.

The church may hold whatever it holds with regard to clerical celibacy.

This is a crisis, but there is an opportunity to help revitalize and renew the Catholic community.