The church must constantly promote dialogue.

In fact, effective solidarity with the poor, both individual persons and entire nations, is indispensable for the construction of peace.

However, it must always remain a dialogue, and never an imposition of the church's own convictions and methods. Propose, not impose. To serve, and not to dominate.

The church, inserted and active in human society and in history, does not exist in order to exercise political power or to govern the society.

The faith must express itself in charity and in solidarity, which is the civil form of charity.

A church of dialogue in the contemporary world... a church, taking on the mission of Jesus, which is in the world not to judge humanity, but to love it and to save it.

The Church doesn't censor. It tries to guide its faithful through catechism.

In fact, a large majority of those have died and of those expected to die of AIDS, as well as of those who are infected with the virus, are in sub-Saharan Africa.

We know that social exclusion is closely tied to the new economic world order, globalized, with free and open markets, which isn't bringing prosperity or social justice to all.

We see violence to forcibly seize land, at any price, murders and corruption.

John Paul II made it clear that... liberation theology based on the teaching of Jesus Christ was necessary, but liberation theology that used a Marxist analysis was unacceptable.

Where are you?’‘I am between the light and the waves.

Apollo wanted out. Out of Aphrodite, out of this bathroom, out of this house, and out of this life.

He had never imagined that a man in love could be so lonely.

My grandfather used to say the placement of a birthmark was the story of how a person lost the battle in their past.

Primitive does not mean stupid.

I worked, studied, mothered and continued to be an activist. I found that Cuba was much different from the US; its government was genuinely trying to erase racism.

The AIDS is a disease that is hard to talk about.

In a male-dominated environment, things are very macho, and you can't show weakness.

Efficiency is the foundation for survival. Effectiveness is the foundation for success.

Let no one consider themselves to be the 'armour' of God while planning and carrying out acts of violence and oppression!