Dear young people, don't be afraid to marry. A faithful and fruitful marriage will bring you happiness.

The Lord never tires of forgiving. It is we who tire of asking for forgiveness.

Oh, how I would like a poor Church, and for the poor.

Even today, after the second failure of another world war, perhaps one can speak of a third war, one fought piecemeal, with crimes, massacres, destruction.

I want to see the church get closer to the people. I want to get rid of clericalism, the mundane, this closing ourselves off within ourselves, in our parishes, schools or structures. Because these need to get out!

I believe in God - not in a Catholic God; there is no Catholic God. There is God, and I believe in Jesus Christ, his incarnation. Jesus is my teacher and my pastor, but God, the Father, Abba, is the light and the Creator. This is my Being.

Evolution in nature is not opposed to the notion of Creation, because evolution presupposes the creation of beings that evolve.