Vatican finances “Blessed Father, my transfer in this moment would provoke confusion and discouragement for those who thought it was possible to clean up so many situations of corruption and abuse of office.” – Letter to Benedict XVI asking not to be transferred from Rome, 2011
American Catholicism “I felt the strength of this Church since the first moment I arrived.” – Salt and Light television interview, 2013
The priesthood “We must choose for our seminaries the finest priests possible, not necessarily the most renowned, or most highly recognised, or even the most intelligent, as true teachers, models and examples for our seminarians. We need priests first and foremost who draw others to the message of Christ crucified through holiness of life, who have patterned their own lives on those saintly men and women who have gone before them. Hopefully our seminarians today will find their inspiration through us as well.” – Address to the US bishops, 2012
