The Love Of Christ Fills Our Hearts

Before God And His People I Express My Sorrow For The Sins And Grave Crimes Of Clerical Sexual Abuse Committed Against You. And I Humbly Ask Forgiveness.

During My Visit To The Philippines, I Wanted In A Particular Way To Meet With Young People, To Listen To You And To Talk To You. I Want To Express The Love And The Hopes Of The Church For You. And I Want To Encourage You As Christian Citizens Of This Country To Offer Yourselves Passionately And Honestly To The Great Work Of Renewing Your Society And Helping To Build A Better World.

Oh, How I Would Like A Poor Church, And For The Poor.

I Think Of The Difficulties Which, In Various Countries, Today Afflicts The World Of Work And Business; I Think Of How Many, And Not Just Young People, Are Unemployed, Many Times Due To A Purely Economic Conception Of Society, Which Seeks Selfish Profit, Beyond The Parameters Of Social Justice.

Wretched Are Those Who Are Vindictive And Spiteful.