“Heresy is determined by which end of the sword you're at. Now don't be boring or I might have to sort a few of you out. Beowulf is good at that, sorting out the trouble makers.”

Arthur Dignam - Beowulf

“Remember what happened to Galileo? They threw him in jail because he said the earth was not the center of the universe. That could happen to us.”
Donald Sutherland - Dr. Sid

“- William of Baskerville: You will not eliminate laughter by eliminating that book.
- Jorge de Burgos: No, to be sure, laughter will remain the common man's recreation. But what will happen if, because of this book, learned men were to pronounce it admissable to laugh at everything? Can we laugh at God? The world would relapse into chaos!”
Sir Sean Connery - William von Baskerville
Feodor Chaliapin Jr. - Jorge de Burgos

“- William of Baskerville: She is already burnt flesh, Adso. Bernardo Gui has spoken: she is a witch.
- Adso of Melk: But that's not true, and you know it!
- William of Baskerville: I know. I also know that anyone who disputes the verdict of an Inquisitor is guilty of heresy.”
Sir Sean Connery - William von Baskerville
Christian Slater - Adso von Melk

“- Prince Don Fabrizio Salina: Do you think that if the Church could ever save herself by sacrificing us, she wouldn't do so? Of course she would, and rightly so.
- Father Pirrone: You have two sins to confess on Saturday. One of the flesh last night, one of the spirit today.”
Burt Lancaster - Prince Don Fabrizio Salina
Romolo Valli - Father Pirrone