Quotes by Thomas Gottschalk

Thomas Gottschalk (b. 1950) — Radio- und Fernsehmoderator, Entertainer · römisch-katholisch · Deutschland

Thomas Gottschalk (* 1950) ist ein deutscher Radio- und Fernsehmoderator, der über Jahrzehnte vor allem durch die Unterhaltungssendung „Wetten, dass..?“ bekannt wurde. Er steht für schlagfertige Samstagabendunterhaltung, löste in den vergangenen Jahren jedoch auch wiederholt öffentliche Debatten über Sprachsensibilität und Rollenbilder aus. Für Bibelleser ist er als prominente Medienfigur von Interesse, die sich öffentlich zu katholischen Wurzeln, persönlichem Gottvertrauen und eigenen Glaubenszweifeln äußert.

Era: Today

Recurring topics: Faith & Trust, Church & Congregation, Relationships & Family, Joy & Gratitude, Meaning & Identity, Eternity & Hope Beyond Death, Witness & Mission, Doubt & Hard Questions

Quotes by Thomas Gottschalk

I feel great gratitude for the fact that I found a woman who hasn't gotten away from me in more than 35 years, and that I have two healthy children who turned out reasonably normal, even though I'm their father.

Thomas Gottschalk

For me, church also means: the campfire romance in youth camps, the mysterious cloisters during a stay at the monastery, the incense in the Latin high masses, and the morning sun breaking through the mosaic of the church windows.

Thomas Gottschalk

I haven't ruined my chance at happiness in life by living as a Christian, not by a long shot.

Thomas Gottschalk

With faith in God I simply prefer to die, if I already have to.

Thomas Gottschalk

I don't assume that the good Lord has time to worry about my ratings.

Thomas Gottschalk

I don't carry my faith in front of me like a monstrance. I'm not on television as an advertising officer for German Catholicism. I don't deny it, but I don't preach it either.

Thomas Gottschalk

My faith too has been put to the test, I too have lived through defeats, and very few of my prayers were answered. But I have still found no reason so far to give up my faith.

Thomas Gottschalk

As a child I went to church every Sunday, even though more or less grim gentlemen there regularly threatened me with hell.

Thomas Gottschalk

I'm even convinced that a believing person and a joyful person not only can be congruent, but should be. Gospel means good news – I take that seriously. As an entertainer you can't make others joyful if you aren't yourself.

Thomas Gottschalk

I do believe that someone up there is guiding my life. I've always gone into every corner I wanted, sometimes a darker one too, where he certainly wouldn't have sent me. But even there I never lost God, and I never had the feeling he had forgotten me there.

Thomas Gottschalk

If the good Lord had wanted me to plant his message more lastingly in my children's minds, he would have had to equip them with as much piety and refinement as he gave me.

Thomas Gottschalk

Now, in old age, when celibacy would no longer be quite so burdensome, I actually develop a bit of envy for these gentlemen in the Vatican. Fashion-wise, I'm clearly inferior to the College of Cardinals anyway. And they only have to deal with daughters-in-law in exceptional cases.

Thomas Gottschalk

I doubt it would move the church forward significantly if women, too, now stood behind the altar as priests.

Thomas Gottschalk

Sources: promisglauben.de, katholisch.de, erzbistum-bamberg.de, verdi.de

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