"I dream of a 'missionary option,' that is, a missionary impulse capable of transforming everything, so that the Church's customs, ways of doing things, times and schedules, language and structures can be suitably channeled for the evangelization of today's world rather than for her self-preservation."
"We are at the end of Christendom. Not of Christianity, not of the Church, but of Christendom. Now what is meant by Christendom? Christendom is the economic, political, social life as inspired by Christian principles. That is ending--we've seen it die... These are great and wonderful days in which to be alive... It is not a gloomy picture--it is a picture of the Church in the midst of increasing opposition form the world. And therefore live your lives in the full consciousness of this hour of testing, and rally close to the heart of Christ."