Claudio Hummes

“Celibacy is a discipline, not a dogma.”

“The indigenous peoples of the Amazon are showing us the way. We must listen to them and learn from their good living.”

“Preserving the Amazon, fighting climate change, is a question of justice. An environmental debt exists towards the poor.”

“We need an ecological conversion. It is not just a 'green' varnish, it is a matter of mentality, of spirituality.”

“A church with an Amazonian face means a church that is incarnated, that knows how to listen, understand and be a prophetic voice.”

“To evangelize means to announce Jesus Christ, but to announce him in a credible way.”

“Don't forget the poor.”

“The great social and economic problems of the world require a great effort of dialogue.”

“The option for the poor is not an ideological option, it is a Gospel option.”

“The Church cannot be distant from the people, it has to be close to them, because it is the people of God.”