Simone Weil on Religion
1909–1943 France
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Religion in so far as it is a source of consolation is a hindrance to true faith; and in this sense atheism is a purification.
It is not religion but revolution which is the opium of the people.
Gravity and Grace (1947)
The Hebrews took for their idol, not something made of metal or wood, but a race, a nation, something just as earthly. Their religion is essentially inseparable from such idolatry, because of the notion of the "chosen people".
Letter to a Priest (1951)
When I read the catechism of the Council of Trent, it seems as though I had nothing in common with the religion there set forth.
Letter to a Priest (1951)
Maurras, with perfect logic, is an atheist. The Cardinal [Richelieu], in postulating something whose whole reality is confined to this world as an absolute value, committed the sin of idolatry. … The real sin of idolatry is always committed on behalf of something similar to the State.
Prelude to Politics (1943)