A Church which abandons the truth abandons itself.

That is the Roman way: to give favors to the favorites.

God's love does not protect us from suffering. God's love protects us in the midst of suffering.

Everyone agrees the celibacy rule is just a Church law dating from the 11th century, not a divine command.

There will be peace on earth when there is peace among the world religions.

In my view, the Catholic Church as a community of faith will be preserved, but only if it abandons the Roman system of rule. We managed to get by without this absolutist system for 1,000 years. The problems began in the 11th century, when the popes asserted their claim to absolute control over the Church.

Religion often is misused for purely power-political goals, including war.