Once elected, the Pope is by virtue of the promise of Jesus to Peter, the Pope is preserved from the possibility of error. God would change any spend thrift politician into a responsible Pope.

When we are generous in welcoming people and sharing something with them-some food, a place in our homes, our time-not only do we no longer remain poor: we are enriched. I am well aware that when someone needing food knocks at your door, you always find a way of sharing food; as the proverb says, one can always 'add more water to the beans'! Is it possible to add more water to the beans?...Always?...And you do so with love, demonstrating that true riches consist not in materials things, but in the heart!

And with a little sense of humor we can say that there are Christian bats who prefer the shadows to the light of the presence of the Lord.

I don’t know if it is all (man’s fault) but the majority is, for the most part, it is man who continuously slaps down nature.

It is necessary to broaden the opportunities for a stronger presence of women in the church.

No one must use the name of God to commit violence. To kill in the name of God is a grave sacrilege. To discriminate in the name of God is inhuman.

Become the Word in body as well as spirit.