Claudio Hummes

However, it must always remain a dialogue, and never an imposition of the church's own convictions and methods. Propose, not impose. To…

— Claudio Hummes

In fact, a large majority of those have died and of those expected to die of AIDS, as well as of those…

— Claudio Hummes

The church, inserted and active in human society and in history, does not exist in order to exercise political power or to…

— Claudio Hummes

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

— Claudio Hummes

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

— Claudio Hummes

A church of dialogue in the contemporary world... a church, taking on the mission of Jesus, which is in the world not…

— Claudio Hummes

Most urgent is the good First Job Program, that Lula plans to implement, which hasn't got off the ground.

— Claudio Hummes

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

— Claudio Hummes

A servant church must have as its priority solidarity with the poor.

— Claudio Hummes

The church must constantly promote dialogue.

— Claudio Hummes

John Paul II made it clear that... liberation theology based on the teaching of Jesus Christ was necessary, but liberation theology that…

— Claudio Hummes

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

— Claudio Hummes

The Church doesn't censor. It tries to guide its faithful through catechism.

— Claudio Hummes

We know that social exclusion is closely tied to the new economic world order, globalized, with free and open markets, which isn't…

— Claudio Hummes