“Some leaders of denominations are not of the Bride of Christ. They are leaders in a Church in which many have long since betrayed the Master. When they meet someone of the Underground Church, a martyr, they look at him strangely.”

Source: Tortured For Christ (1967), p. 82.

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Richard Wurmbrand18

Romanian Christian minister of Jewish descent 1909–2001

Paul P. Enns (1937) American theologian

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“It's wrong to criticize leaders of the church, even if the criticism is true.”

Dallin H. Oaks (1932) Apostle of the LDs Church

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“For centuries, the people have always been with the Church and the Church has always been by the people's side because it has always sought to serve the country and not the leaders.”

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