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 no…

- Claudio Hummes

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.

- Claudio Hummes

In this context, the church supports and favors every effort today to seek the full development of the personality of all human beings, and to promot…

- Claudio Hummes

The church must constantly promote dialogue.

- Claudio Hummes

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

- Claudio Hummes

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-Sa…

- Claudio Hummes

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

- Claudio Hummes

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 …

- Claudio Hummes

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

- Claudio Hummes