My people are poor and I am one of them

Before God and his people I express my sorrow for the sins and grave crimes of clerical sexual abuse committed against you. And I humbly ask forgiveness.

Dear young people, the Church expects great things of you and your generosity. Don’t be afraid to aim high.

Beware of getting too comfortable! When we are comfortable, it’s easy to forget other people.

Legislative activity is always best based on care for the people.

Things have a price and can be for sale. But people have a dignity that is priceless and worth far more than things.

Young people are just as attracted to the truth as they are convenience and expediency.

Religion has the right to express its opinion in the service of the people, but God in creation has set us free: it is not possible to interfere spiritually in the life of a person.

Obsession with a consumerist lifestyle, above all when few people are capable of maintaining it, can only lead to violence and mutual destruction.