Jozef Tomko

“Those who knew him close up could only wonder at so much bitterness and admire his strength of mind and calm. I remember his deep extempore thinking in a meeting on the virtue of fortitude. It was his silent and dignified response to the unfair and base attacks. In our meetings within the Congregation, that – note well – still have the collegial method of proceeding, and in personal contacts we knew a different Ratzinger.”

“If in certain countries and in certain groups of Europe there is a crisis of faith, this is not solved by the Churches of Europe folding up but with openness towards the universal mission.”