“You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times?” (Mathew 16, 3).
“Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have” (1 Peter 3, 15).
“In pastoral care, sufficient use should be made, not only of theological principles but also of the findings of secular sciences especially psychology and sociology: in this way, the faithful will be brought to a purer, more mature living of faith” (Gaudium et Spes, 62).
“All this calls for increased quality in scientific research and a gradual improvement in the level of theological studies and related sciences. It is not only a matter of extending the field of diagnosis and of adding to the mass of available data for interpreting reality, but of a deeper study that seeks “to communicate more effectively . the truth of the Gospel in a specific context, without renouncing the truth, the goodness and the light which it can bring wherever perfection is not possible” (Pope Francis, Veritatis Gaudium 5) .