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"There is no heresy or no philosophy which is so abhorrent to the church as a human being."

"I see no faults in the Church, and therefore let me be resurrected with the Saints, whether I ascend to heaven or descend to hell, or go to any other place. And if we go to hell, we will turn the devils out of doors and make a heaven of it."

"I do not use profanity in my novels. My characters all go to church."

"We were environmentalists of the Teddy Roosevelt theory. We believed in separation of church and state. We believed in the independence of the Supreme Court not being subject to politicians."

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

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

"A church of dialogue in the contemporary world... a church, taking on the mission of Jesus, which is in the world not to judge humanity, but to love it and to save it."

"The church, inserted and active in human society and in history, does not exist in order to exercise political power or to govern the society."

"We know that social exclusion is closely tied to the new economic world order, globalized, with free and open markets, which isn't bringing prosperity or social justice to all."

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

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"In this context, the church supports and favors every effort today to seek the full development of the personality of all human beings, and to promote their fundamental rights, their dignity and liberty."
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