When I feed the hungry, they call me a saint. When I ask why they have no food, they call me a Communist.
[Quando dou comida aos pobres chamam-me de santo. Quando pergunto por que eles são pobres chamam-me de comunista.]
Hélder Câmara (1909–1999) Brazilian Catholic Archbishop, social and political activist
(Attributed)
On serving the poor in Brazil. In Abp. John R. Quinn, letter to the New York Times (31 Mar 1991)
Quotations by:
Camara, Helder
Be careful how you live your life, it is the only Gospel many people will ever read.
Hélder Câmara (1909–1999) Brazilian Catholic Archbishop, social and political activist
(Attributed)
Quoted in 1985 in Basta, the national news letter of the Chicago Religious Task Force on Central America.
Other translations: "Watch how you live. Your lives may be the only gospel your brothers and sisters will ever read."
