The Eucharist is "the source and summit of the Christian life."
Homosexuality is incompatible with the priestly vocation. Otherwise, celibacy itself would lose its meaning as a renunciation.
Celibacy is always, shall we say, an affront to what man normally thinks. It is something that can be done, and is only credible, if there is a God and if celibacy is my doorway into the kingdom of God.
A civilization inspired by a consumerist, anti-birth mentality is not and cannot ever be a civilization of love.
Evil too, will always be part of the mystery of the Church. And when we see what men, what the clergy have done in the Church, then that is nothing short of proof that he [Christ] founded and upholds the Church. If she were dependent on men, she would long since have perished.
Bergoglio speaks, chaos follows; the man is a one-person hurricane.
A few good things from the interview:
A friendship with a woman is not a sin. (It’s) a friendship. A romantic relationship with a woman who is not your wife, that is a sin.
Distinctions Matter
Distinctions Matter Forward
Missale Romanum
Pre-1951 Calendar