Do not be afraid to cast yourselves into the arms of God; whatever he asks of you, he will repay a hundredfold.

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!

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

I have a dogmatic certainty: God is in every person's life. God is in everyone's life. Even if the life of a person has been a disaster, even if it is destroyed by vices, drugs or anything else - God is in this person's life. You can - you must - try to seek God in every human life.

More than by fear of going astray, my hope is that we will be moved by the fear of remaining shut up within structures which give us a false sense of security, within rules which make us harsh judges, within habits which make us feel safe, while at our door people are starving and Jesus does not tire of saying to us: 'Give them something to eat.'

It is not possible to go backwards. We must go forward. Always forward.

Let's not forget that God never gets tired of forgiving so let's never get tired of asking for forgiveness.