Cesare Mazzolari

"They know what they want to achieve and they're willing to pay the cost to achieve it. I believe we have to walk alongside with them, I think we have to help them to continue to walk when it will become difficult, and I don't believe it is the time historically to continually postpone."

"I had the privilege of knowing the late Bishop Mazzolari personally, particularly during the days of the liberation struggle. He dedicated his life to serving the Catholic Church in the Sudan, and he will be remembered for his heroic commitment to the struggle of the people of southern Sudan for freedom, equality, justice, and human dignity."