"God surpasses our measurement unit and surprises it, not in an abstract way, but in the Child laid in a manger."
— Angelo Bagnasco

January 1, 1970

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Dio supera il nostro metro di misura e lo sorprende, non in astratto però, bensì nel Bimbo deposto in una grotta. — Permanent Council of the Italian Episcopal Conference, 24-27 January 2011. As quoted in Corriere della Sera, (January 24, 2011) (available in PDF)