"He modeled his priesthood in the configuration with Christ crucified and in loving contemplation of Our Lady of Sorrows.
"Our humanism becomes Christianity, our Christianity becomes centered on God; in such sort that we may say, to put it differently: a knowledge of man is a prerequisite for a knowledge of God. (Paul VI).
"Today's man is not threatened by the ‘lack of knowledge’ but by the ‘lack of awareness.’ One needs to communicate and live with people who" have" the truth that liberates.
"We are not before a man who is dazzling, but before a ‘compelling spirit,’ exquisitely polite, while being natural and plain. An unhurried man, capable of taking an interest in everything that is ours and give each thing its relevance.