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

"We have created new idols. The worship of the ancient golden calf has returned in a new and ruthless guise in the idolatry of money and the dictatorship of an impersonal economy lacking a truly human …"

"Some people think that, excuse me if I use the word, in order to be good Catholics, we have to be like rabbits, but no."

"We must not be afraid to be a bit messy, to be a bit untidy. The Church should not be a neat and tidy thing."

"The Lord is always with us, even when we are sinners."