Have the courage to go against the tide of current values that do not conform to the path of Jesus.

The Son of God became incarnate in the souls of men to instill the feeling of brotherhood. All are brothers and all children of God.

The two key words for the European Union are creativity and fruitfulness. That's the challenge.

In this quest to seek and find God in all things, there is still an area of uncertainty. There must be. If a person says that he met God with total certainty and is not touched by a margin of uncertainty, then this is not good.

You can't have Christ without the Church.

I believe in the kindness of others, and that I must love them without fear.

I sincerely hope I can contribute to the progress there has been in relations between Jews and Catholics since the Second Vatican Council in a spirit of renewed collaboration.