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.
Alt. trans.: "Watch how you live. Your lives may be the only gospel your brothers and sisters will ever read."
