Dionigi Tettamanzi

“The city asks for more soul, for more breath, for a heart that is not squeezed by anguish and fear.”

“Man is not a disposable good.”

“We must give a soul to the economy.”

“The family is the first and fundamental school of social life.”

“Immigrants are not a problem, but a resource.”

“Solidarity is not a feeling of vague compassion or shallow distress at the misfortunes of so many people, both near and far.”

“There is no justice without forgiveness.”

“A church that is not missionary is a church that is sick.”

“The great challenge is to combine justice and charity.”

“The Word of God is not a book to be studied but a person to be encountered.”

“To be credible, we must be poor.”