We must be ready to learn from one another, not claiming that we alone possess all truth and that somehow we have a corner on God.

You ask when is it that you can say yes we have had enough. It is enough revenge and I think now we have restored the equilibrium. It never happens!

Being formed into a nation takes some doing.

God says, 'You know what? I don't have anybody else... except you.'

You have to understand that the Bible is really a library of books and it has different categories of material. There are certain parts which you have to say no to. The Bible accepted slavery. St Paul said women should not speak in church at all and there are people who have used that to say women should not be ordained. There are many things that you shouldn't accept.

The world's forests are a shared stolen treasure that we must put back for our children's future

A person is a person because he recognizes others as persons.