A church of dialogue in the contemporary world… a church, taking on the mission of Jesus, which is in the world not to judge humanity, but to love it and to save it.
Claudio Hummes Quotes
The church, inserted and active in human society and in history, does not exist in order to exercise political power or to govern the society.
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| Birth: | 8th August, 1934 |
| Nationality: | Brazilian |
| Profession: | Clergyman |
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Claudio Hummes was born in Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He is a Brazilian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy in the Roman Curia, having previously served as Archbishop of Fortaleza from 1996 to 1998 and archbishop of São Paulo from 1998 to 2006. On 22 March 1975, he was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Santo André and Titular Bishop of Carcabia.
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