Broad church is a term referring to latitudinarian churchmanship in the Church of England in particular and Anglicanism in general. The term is often used to refer to secular political organisations, meaning that they encompass a broad range of opinion.
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Famous quotes containing the words broad and/or church:
“Lepidus. What manner o’ thing is your crocodile?
Antony. It is shaped, sir, like itself, and it is as broad as it hath breadth.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“Isn’t this your life? That ancient kiss
still burning out your eyes? Isn’t this defeat
so accurate, the church bell simply seems
a pure announcement: ring and no one comes?”
—Richard Hugo (1923–1982)