"Many speak of the Pope and the Church, but without understanding what the Pope and the Church are. They speak as if they were journalists, but they are not. They are ideologues."

"The Church is not a club for the perfect, but a home for the imperfect."

"We cannot insist only on issues related to abortion, gay marriage and the use of contraceptive methods."

"I believe that when there is a lack of work, a family is suffering, a child is suffering, and when the elderly have no dignity, that is when society is suffering."

"The culture of waste has made us insensitive to waste and to the disposed of."