As a matter of fact, you have deficiencies in all religions, but you have truth in all religions.

God's love does not protect us from suffering. God's love protects us in the midst of suffering.

All historical experience demonstrates the following: Our earth cannot be changed unless in the not too distant future an alteration in the consciousness of individuals is achieved.

There will be no peace among the nations without peace among the religions. There will be no peace among the religions without dialogue among the religions.

In the last resort, a love of God without love of humanity is no love at all.

Time and again we see leaders and members of religions incite aggression, fanaticism, hate, and xenophobia - even inspire and legitimate violent and bloody conflicts.

Alluding to hell is a warning that a person can completely neglect his purpose in life. I don't believe in an eternal hell.

There will be peace on earth when there is peace among the world religions.

And a third thing is the understanding of the Church as a community, a communion which is just a hierarchy but the people of God, whose servants are the priests and bishops.

After two world wars, the collapse of fascism, nazism, communism and colonialism and the end of the cold war, humanity has entered a new phase of its history.

It is not certain that everything is certain, neither is it certain that everything is uncertain.

To require perfection is to invite paralysis.

You belong to the world. Don’t be afraid to be a part of it.

You’re gonna be like Aquaman?” she asked. “Get the fish to fight for you?”“Thanks, ” Percy said. “I haven’t heard enough Aquaman jokes for one lifetime.

One Christmas my father kept our tree up till March. He hated to see it go. I loved that.

After all, what would be "beautiful" if the contradiction had not first become conscious of itself, if the ugly had not first said to itself: "I am ugly"?.

The regional voice is the universal voice.

Nobody can be set free from a problem until they're willing to admit they have one.

Our system is a mess, but 90 percent of America has insurance coverage.

Most certainly, some planets are not inhabited, but others are, and among these there must exist life under all conditions and phases of development.

In order to see Jesus, we first need to let him look at us!