Nuns Quotes

I am a person whose father had no religion but who went to the nuns for a couple of years. And I think I`m the same: On one hand, I pray; on the other hand, I don`t believe. I am constantly between the two.

I still have a problem with nuns. I follow them around like a kitten with a ball of yarn. After a while, all my characters become very close friends.

I admire certain priests and nuns who go off on their own and do God`s work on their own, who help in the ghettos, but as far as the institution of the church is concerned, I think it is despicable.

(On criticism of The Devils (1971)) It was very disturbing to make. I still haven`t got over it... Where do you draw the line? This is the way it happened - those nuns were used for political ends, toted round France as a side show for a year. Do you ignore the actual historical accuracy and the fact that the Church, the politicians and the aristocracy were corrupt? I get so angry with the opinion makers who class it with the sex films. If we ignore history because it was unpleasant we`re going to end up with nothing but nature films.

Internet offers the church the opportunity to make the saving message of Christ accessible throughout the world, ... In societies that don`t allow the presence of priests, nuns, religious or lay missionaries, Internet can offer people undertaking a spiritual quest, or even just the curious, a chance to obtain information or find an inspiration that would otherwise be impossible.

Hearing nuns` confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.