Vatican II declares the Church... as necessary for salvation.

- Francis Arinze

With reference to other religions, the Church sees a great difference between them and herself. The other religions are expressions of the human soul…

- Francis Arinze

The church is challenging such negative cultural elements as superstition, rugged individualism, materialism, hedonism, permissiveness and utilitaria…

- Francis Arinze

Religion is one dimension of culture, a transcendent element of it.

- Francis Arinze

Even among the married, sexual satisfaction must not be sought in a way which disregards man's character as a person and degrades him to the animal l…

- Francis Arinze

There is no dogma that the organ or harmonium can be used in church, but not the drum.

- Francis Arinze

Remarkable is the greater openness of the Catholic Church towards people of other religious traditions and persuasions. The development has not been …

- Francis Arinze

There is a tendency around the world today to copy TV culture. And that is not always a virtue.

- Francis Arinze

The Catholic faith never changes. But the language and mode of manifesting this one faith can change according to peoples, times and places.

- Francis Arinze