There's only a very small representation of girls among you. Too little. Women have much to tell us in today’s society. Sometimes we are too machistas and we don't allow enough space to women. But women can see things from a different angle to us, with a different eye. Women are able to pose questions we men are unable to understand. Look out for this fact: she is the only one who has put a question for which there is no answer. She couldn't put it into words but expressed it with tears.

Jesus is God but he humbled himself to walk with us. He is our friend, our brother.

Reject every form of corruption.

Let us contemplate the humility of the Son of God born into poverty. Let us imitate him by sharing with those who are weak.

Our Christian witness is authentic when it is faithful and unconditional.

Christ leads us to go out from ourselves more and more, to give ourselves and to serve others.

We cannot insist only on issues related to abortion, gay marriage and the use of contraceptive methods. The teaching of the church, for that matter, is clear and I am a son of the church, but it is not necessary to talk about these issues all the time.