The
spouse of the Church cannot be defiled. Whosoever separates from the
Church and is joined to an adulteress is separated from the promises
of the Church. Nor can he who forsakes the Church of Christ attain
the rewards of Christ: He is a stranger; he is a worldling; he is an
enemy.
--
Saint Cyprian of
Carthage
Saint
Cyprian of Carthage's
patronage: Algeria; North Africa
