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

At the same time we are aware that our various religions and ethical traditions often offer very different bases for what is helpful and what is unhelpful for men and women, what is right and what is wrong, what is good and what is evil.

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

We are conscious that religions cannot solve the economic, political and social problems of this earth.

I don't cling to earthly life because I believe in eternal life. That's the big distinction between my point of view and a purely secular position.

In the last resort, a love of God without love of humanity is no love at all.

And a third thing is the understanding of the Church as a community, a communion which is just a hierarchy but the people of God, whose servants are the priests and bishops.