Camillo Ruini

Camillo Ruini (19 February 1931 –) is an Italian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Reggio Emilia and as the president of the Episcopal Conference of Italy.

• In the Eucharist Jesus Christ nourishes us with his Body and his Blood, allowing us to share in the eternal fullness of divine life, allowing us to sit at table with Him at the Supper for which we rejoice for ever with the knowledge and love of God, communion of life with the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, with the Blessed Virgin Mary and all the Saints, and with all those whom we have loved on this earth and whom Jesus saved with his Cross
  • Papal Envoy Cardinal Ruini, opens 24th National Eucharistic Congress: “the Eucharist is the heart of the Church, nourishment for every individual member” (23 May 2005) Fides News Agency

• It's true that we mustn't and don't want to be closed to new contributions, but they have to be contributions that enrich our society, not impoverish it.
  • Interview with Angelo Bagnasco (2007)