Before all else, the Gospel invites us to respond to the God of love who saves us, to see God in others and to go forth from ourselves to seek the good of others.

Some people continue to defend trickle-down theories which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world. This opinion, which has never been confirmed by the facts, expresses a crude and naive trust in the goodness of those wielding economic power and in the sacralized workings of the prevailing economic system.

I would love to be a well-educated black, because I believe they do have an actual advantage.

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

We have, in a sense, lorded it over nature, over Sister Earth, over Mother Earth, i think man has gone too far.

I believe that Catholics involved in politics carry the values of their religion within them, but have the mature awareness and expertise to implement them. The Church will never go beyond its task of expressing and disseminating its values, at least as long as I'm here.

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