To be frank, I suspect that today there is little respect for Christianity as source of moral teaching about goodness.

Any deep-rooted prejudice against others, such as homophobia or misogyny, would be grounds for rejecting a candidate for the priesthood, but not their sexual orientation.

To be frank, I suspect that today there is little respect for Christianity as source of moral teaching about goodness.

Clearly a big challenge for Christianity is how to remain in contact with the millions of people who look for God but do not come to Church.

Claiming that you have got the truth wrapped up does breed violence and intolerance.

Christians can bring peace to multi-religious Europe because we are able to understand the role of faith in the lives of other believers better than atheists.

Celibacy is not just a matter of not having sex. It is a way of admiring a person for their humanity, maybe even for their beauty.