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.

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.

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.

To be a preacher requires two apparently contradictory qualities: confidence and humility.

We need the wisdom of women, and the experience of married people and parents, and the depth of the contemplative if we are to be formed as preachers.

The unutterable violence of the Holocaust shook our confidence in the possibility of telling any story of faith at all.