I am not a Catholic; but I ... by Simone Weil, a French Philosopher

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“I am not a Catholic; but I consider the Christian idea, which has its roots in Greek thought and in the course of the centuries has nourished all of our European civilization, as something that one cannot renounce without becoming degraded.”

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Name: Simone Weil

Nationality: French

Date of Birth: Feb 3, 1909

Date of Death: Aug 24, 1943

Profession: Philosopher

Gabriel Marcel Jean Guitton Francis Herbert Hedge

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