«Competitive sport requires not only much discipline and personal sacrifice, but also respect for one’s neighbor and a team spirit … [and] leads you to recognize your responsibility beyond the soccer field, especially towards young people who often take you as a role model»
‘The relationship between these diseases and the environment is decisive. Indeed, many diseases have genetic causes; in the case of others, environmental factors have a major importance.’
‘God’s mercy, which excludes no one, challenges us to be merciful and open to the needs of others, especially the poor and all those who are weary and burdened.’