Ironside (TV Series)
The Priest Killer (1971)
Anthony Zerbe: Vincent Wiertel
Quotes
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Father Samuel Cavanaugh : I take it you're not a church goer?
Vincent Wiertel : No, not in a formal sense. I don't regard myself as having left the church but rather the reverse.
Father Samuel Cavanaugh : Yes, many say that. And believe it.
Vincent Wiertel : Aren't we smug this afternoon?
Father Samuel Cavanaugh : Yes, I suppose we are. I'm sorry. Chalk it up to fatigue.
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Vincent Wiertel : The time has come to drive the money-changers from the temple. This time they're in priestly robes, but they are money-changers all the same.
Harrison Davis : You make me sick. Anybody who has no concern for the clergy ought to be in Russia.
[rips the crucifix off his neck]
Vincent Wiertel : You're a fool. Don't you know the difference between anti-clericalism and atheism? I love the church. And when the thing you love is made unclean, what must you do?