Who said “One cannot really be Catholic & grown-up.”?

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George Orwell. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"Extracts from a Manuscript Notebook" (1949), The Collected Essays, Journalism and Letters of George Orwell, vol. 4 (1968)

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“One cannot really be Catholic & grown-up.”
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Orwell, G. (n.d.). One cannot really be Catholic & grown-up. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2564-one-cannot-really-be-catholic-grown-up/

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Orwell, George. “One cannot really be Catholic & grown-up.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2564-one-cannot-really-be-catholic-grown-up/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Orwell, George. “One cannot really be Catholic & grown-up.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/2564-one-cannot-really-be-catholic-grown-up/.