(About Saint Ignatius of Loyola) He said it himself, he sinned long and hard, to quote Luther; his conversion was total, his expiation very long, acc… - Carlo Maria Martini

Lettore del Corriere della Sera : "Io sono ateo ma vedo la Bellezza intorno a me". 'Cardinale Martini: "Io di fede cattolica e lei ateo siamo in fondo uniti dallo stesso stupore del Creato".

I am also prepared to admit the value of an enduring friendship and faithfulness between two persons of the same sex. Friendship has always been held in great honour in the ancient world, perhaps more so than today, even though it was mostly understood in the context of that transcending of the purely physical sphere I mentioned above, to be a union of minds and hearts.

Greater familiarity of European men and women with the Sacred Scriptures leads towards that experience of burning fire in the heart which was experienced by the two disciples on the road to Emmaus. The Bible read and prayed, in particular by young people, is the book of the future for the European continent.