Sometimes tears are the glasses that we need to see Jesus.

I extend my appreciation to the associations, movements and all those who defend human life.

Now, at the end of my visit to the Philippines, I commend you to Him, to Jesus who came among us as a child. May He enable all the beloved people of this country to work together, protecting one another, beginning with your families and communities, in building a world of justice, integrity and peace.

It is better to have a Church that is wounded but out in the streets than a Church that is sick because it is closed in on itself.

A good example brings about so much good, but hypocrisy brings about so much evil.

You should be real witnesses of a world of doing and acting differently. But in life it is difficult for everything to be clear, precise, outlined neatly. Life is complicated; it consists of grace and sin. He who does not sin is not human. We all make mistakes and we need to recognise our weakness. A religious who recognises himself as weak and a sinner does not negate the witness that he is called to give, rather he reinforces it, and this is good for everyone. What I expect of you therefore is to give witness. I want this special witness from religious.

We don't have to expect everything from those who govern us; that would be juvenile.