On abortion, the 194 Law was painful, but it seems to me to guarantee, for some too little, for some too much and it has an important secular transla… - Matteo Zuppi

Il vescovo Zuppi: 'Aborto, nessuno mette più in discussione la 194' (in Italian; April 2, 2023)

Vedere tanta gente in piazza San Pietro che aspettava l’annuncio è stato davvero commovente, c’era attesa, tanta gioia, tanto desiderio. Avevo un groppo in gola. Mi sono chiesto cosa avrei fatto se fossi stato io al posto del nuovo Papa e ho pensato che avrei fatto come nel film di Nanni Moretti: mi sarei affacciato al balcone, dopo avere visto tanta gente l’avrei richiuso e avrei detto: “Non ce la faccio”». [...] Sapevo del FantaPapa perché ne ho parlato con i miei nipoti, ho avuto uno scambio di stima con loro.

Declaration of the Dicastery of the Doctrine of the Faith, Fiducia supplicans is placed within the horizon of mercy, of the Church's loving gaze on all of God's children, without, however, departing from the teachings of the Magisterium. God wants everyone to be saved. It is therefore the Church's task to be interested in each and every person. We cannot forget that all the baptized," he added, "enjoy the full dignity of 'children of God' and, as such, are our brothers and sisters. There is no questioning of the meaning of the Sacrament of Marriage. We are open to dialogue, but we will not let others tell us what the content of charitable action or mission is, which are never partisan, because the only part of the Church is Christ and the defense of the person, of life, from beginning to end.