To me, its seems necessary to rediscover - and the energy to do so exists - that even the political and economic spheres need moral responsibility, a responsibility that is born in man's heart and, in the end, has to…

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A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives...

A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives...

Today we bury his remains in the earth as a seed of immortality. Our hearts...

Today we bury his remains in the earth as a seed of immortality. Our hearts...

Standards of conduct appropriate to civil society or the workings of a democracy cannot be...

Standards of conduct appropriate to civil society or the workings of a democracy cannot be...

The wrath of God is a way of saying that I have been living in...

The wrath of God is a way of saying that I have been living in...

Above all, we must have great respect for these people who also suffer and who...

Above all, we must have great respect for these people who also suffer and who...

The real action in the liturgy in which we are all supposed to participate is...

The real action in the liturgy in which we are all supposed to participate is...

The Christian faith can never be separated from the soil of sacred events, from the...

The Christian faith can never be separated from the soil of sacred events, from the...

Proclaim forgiveness and reconciliation, which are the only way to achieve stable harmony.

Proclaim forgiveness and reconciliation, which are the only way to achieve stable harmony.

We can learn from him that suffering and the gift of himself is an essential...

We can learn from him that suffering and the gift of himself is an essential...

We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as for...

We are moving toward a dictatorship of relativism which does not recognize anything as for...

The abuse of faith has to be resisted precisely.

The abuse of faith has to be resisted precisely.

The Cross is the approbation of our existence, not in words, but in an act...

The Cross is the approbation of our existence, not in words, but in an act...

Celibacy is not a matter of compulsion. Someone is accepted as a priest only when...

Celibacy is not a matter of compulsion. Someone is accepted as a priest only when...

The church may hold whatever it holds with regard to clerical celibacy.

The church may hold whatever it holds with regard to clerical celibacy.

Im single right now and Ive chosen to be single because I dont have the...

Im single right now and Ive chosen to be single because I dont have the...

Maintaining a celibate relationship is hard thats why standards must be set and God has...

Maintaining a celibate relationship is hard thats why standards must be set and God has...

It's amazing how clear your mind becomes when your celibate.

It's amazing how clear your mind becomes when your celibate.

Celibacy is not just a matter of not having sex. It is a way of...

Celibacy is not just a matter of not having sex. It is a way of...

Celibacy & dry spells are definitely not the same thing.

Celibacy & dry spells are definitely not the same thing.

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.

Celibacy is the worst form of self-abuse.