My choices, including those related to the day-to-day aspects of life, like the use of a modest car, are related to a spiritual discernment that responds to a need that arises from looking at things, at people and from reading the signs of the times. Discernment in the Lord guides me in my way of governing.

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

God’s love is free. He asks for nothing in return; all he wants is for his love to be accepted.

In mission, also on a continental level, it is very important to reaffirm the family, which remains the essential cell of society and the Church; young people, who are the face of the Church's future; women, who play a fundamental role in passing on the faith and who are a daily source of strength in a society that carries this faith forward and renews it.

Do I pray that the Lord gives me the desire to do his will, or do I look for compromises because I'm afraid of God's will?

To follow Jesus means to share his merciful love for every human being.

May no one use religion as a pretext for actions against human dignity and against the fundamental rights of every man and woman.