Jacques Gaillot - Quotes

Quotes

• "The Gospel is where I learnt that love is stronger than law."
• "The church must be where there is need, and homosexuals have suffered innumerable discriminations. If the church doesn't free people from oppression, what purpose does it serve?"
• "We are in the situation of people who hold the key, but will not open the door."
• "I think that too much emphasis is put on the pope and the papacy. I firmly believe the reform will come from grassroots movements, not the hierarchy."
• "If we take as our starting point the poor, everything will be renewed - liturgy, catechism, the life of the church. It changes the way we think, pray, our very lifestyle. But if we take as our starting point the Status Quo, we will never be able to catch up with the Good News."
• "Rejection by others, community withdrawal, refusal of differences, fears and shame of oneself: all this must fought by dialogue and new legislative rules."
• "While the church often appears allied with the Right, the gospel is not neutral"
• "The church is too linked to a certain level of social wealth ... The poor are tolerated but not permitted to take responsibility or make decisions they don't have the knowledge or the diplomas. Let's gamble more audaciously. Let the poor become conscious of their rights, dignity, and citizenship in the church. Let them appropriate the gospel. They don't need us as their spokesmen."
• "Religious dictators resemble giants who walk on weak footing because they do not rely on the interests of the people. As such, they are vulnerable. Although they may hang tough for a while and cause enormous pain and suffering for the people, they will ultimately collapse."