Proselytism is solemn nonsense; it makes no sense. We need to get to know each other, listen to each other and improve our knowledge of the world around us.
We know that in the attempt to be freed of the enemy without, we can be tempted to feed the enemy within. To imitate the hatred and violence of tyrants and murderers is the best way to take their plac...
Politics is the most important of the civil activities and has its own field of action, which is not that of religion.
Money has to serve, not to rule.
Find new ways to spread the word of God to every corner of the world.
This is one of the greatest challenges of our time: to convert ourselves to a type of development that knows how to respect creation.
More and more people work on Sundays as a consequence of the competitiveness imposed by a consumer society.
We can get angry: it's even healthy to get angry from time to time.
Abortion isn't a lesser evil, it's a crime. Taking one life to save another, that's what the Mafia does. It's a crime. It's an absolute evil.
Grace is not part of consciousness; it is the amount of light in our souls, not knowledge nor reason.
Politics is a noble activity. We should revalue it, practise it with vocation and a dedication that requires testimony, martyrdom, that is to die for the common good.
The people of God want pastors, not clergy acting like bureaucrats or government officials.
Christmas is joy, religious joy, an inner joy of light and peace.
God always has patience.
Life is a journey. When we stop, things don't go right.
When I was a seminarian, I was dazzled by a girl I met at an uncle's wedding. I was surprised by her beauty, her intellectual brilliance... and, well, I was bowled over for quite a while.
We cannot insist only on issues related to abortion, gay marriage and the use of contraceptive methods. The teaching of the church is clear, and I am a son of the church, but it is not necessary to ta...
The Pope loves everyone, rich and poor alike, but the Pope has the duty, in Christ's name, to remind the rich to help the poor, to respect them, to promote them.
Each of us has a vision of good and of evil. We have to encourage people to move towards what they think is good... Everyone has his own idea of good and evil and must choose to follow the good and fi...
First of all, you ask me if the God of Christians forgives one who doesn't believe and doesn't seek the faith. Premise that - and it's the fundamental thing - the mercy of God has no limits if one tur...