I never came into the church as a person who was being taught. I… — “Futurechurch: Edward Wakin interviews Marshall McLuhan”, in U.S. Catholic Magazine, Vol 42 N1 January, (1977), p 6 republished as “Our Only Hope Is Apocalypse,” in The Medium and the Light (1999), p 64

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I never came into the church as a person who was being taught. I came in on my knees. That is the only way in. When people start praying they need truths; that’s all. You don’t come into the Church by ideas and concepts, and you cannot leave by mere disagreement. It has to be a loss of faith, a loss of participation. You can tell when people leave the Church: they have quit praying.

“Futurechurch: Edward Wakin interviews Marshall McLuhan”, in U.S. Catholic Magazine, Vol 42 N1 January, (1977), p 6 republished as “Our Only Hope Is Apocalypse,” in The Medium and the Light (1999), p 64

Quote #3986

Year: 1977

Chapter: McLuhan on McLuhan