It's true, harm to Catholics must always be avoided, and all of us do this...but not at the price of the truth!

A mother defends herself with a heart filled with love before doing so with words. I wonder whether there is any love for the church in the hearts of those who pay so much attention to the scandals.

We must walk united with our differences: there is no other way to become one. This is the way of Jesus.

At the first meeting I had with the (Italian) bishops in May 2013, one of the three things I said was: with the Italian government you're on your own. Because the pope is for everybody and he can't insert himself in the specific internal politics of a country. This is not the role of the pope, right?

Let's not forget that God never gets tired of forgiving so let's never get tired of asking for forgiveness.

God is not afraid of new things.

Avoiding pregnancy is not an absolute evil. In certain cases, as in this one, or in the one I mentioned of Blessed Paul VI, it was clear.