"I want to make a mess. I want trouble in the dioceses. I want us to get out of the comfort zone, out of the clericalism, out of the routine."

"A good Catholic is interested in politics."

"The culture of waste has made us insensitive to waste and to the disposed of."

"A good laugh is good for the soul."

"A person once asked me, in a provocative manner, if I approved of homosexuality. I replied with another question: 'Tell me: when God looks at a gay person, does he endorse the existence of this person…"