"It is very important for the bishop to directly serve the people, without being removed two or three steps."

"Enjoying an extraordinary knowledge of languages (ancient and modern), literature, and art, by his cultured personali…"

"The foundation of our Church is Christ himself, so there is no reason to fear the challenges of life. God will not fo…"

"When young persons are summoned from this world ere they have mingled in its sinful pursuits, they can be readily yie…"

"• Let the future historian, if he will, add beauty of expression and the charm of polished diction to this plain, unp…"

"Our baptism makes us heralds of the Good News, leads us to witness our faith in Jesus and to make this testimony tang…"

"We all want the good of the country, we all want to develop the country and all Ecuadorians want to have a good life …"

"Seripando displayed burning zeal, working especially to bring about a thorough reform of his order and to purge it of…"

"The best elements of humanism and Christianity were united in him."

"He distinguished himself by his zeal for the purity of the text of Holy Writ, and also by his peculiar views concerni…"