Top Bishops Quotes
Even when I was Archbishop of Wales and working with new bishops, I used to say, not realising quite how true it was, 'One of the things you will do as a bishop is disappoint people'.
Rowan Williams
The bishops will govern the Church, the priests will do all the work and the deacons will have all the fun.
Richard Cardinal Cushing
We will that all men know we blame not all the lords, nor all those that are about the king's person, nor all gentlemen nor yeomen, nor all men of law, nor all bishops, nor all priests, but all such as may be found guilty by just and true inquiry and by the law.
Jack Cade
The Synod of Bishops has existed for forty years. In that long span of time it has been for all of us a good school for introducing us to the universal dimension of the Church.
Karl Lehmann
There are enormously gifted Episcopal priests around this church who are gay and lesbian, some of whom are partnered, who would make wonderful bishops and they're going to be nominated and they're going to be elected.
Gene Robinson
Frank Keating 
Hans Kung 
Brendan Behan 
Richard Cardinal Cushing 
Rowan Williams 
Gene Robinson All Bishops Quotes
Even when I was Archbishop of Wales and working with new bishops, I used to say, not realising quite how true it was, 'One of the things you will do as a bishop is disappoint people'.
Rowan Williams 
58% of people like this quote
The bishops will govern the Church, the priests will do all the work and the deacons will have all the fun.
Richard Cardinal Cushing
57% of people like this quote
We will that all men know we blame not all the lords, nor all those that are about the king's person, nor all gentlemen nor yeomen, nor all men of law, nor all bishops, nor all priests, but all such as may be found guilty by just and true inquiry and by the law.
Jack Cade
55% of people like this quote
The Synod of Bishops has existed for forty years. In that long span of time it has been for all of us a good school for introducing us to the universal dimension of the Church.
Karl Lehmann
53% of people like this quote
There are enormously gifted Episcopal priests around this church who are gay and lesbian, some of whom are partnered, who would make wonderful bishops and they're going to be nominated and they're going to be elected.
Gene Robinson
51% of people like this quote
I remember the Curia said, that's up to the American bishops, not up to Rome.
Hans Kung
50% of people like this quote
And a third thing is the understanding of the Church as a community, a communion which is just a hierarchy but the people of God, whose servants are the priests and bishops.
Hans Kung
50% of people like this quote
Bishops are like umpires. You have to have them to call the close decisions.
Frank Butler
47% of people like this quote