“I had the opportunity to see the country from the air and I could see apartheid, ... I could see where the rich white people live, and next to it where the poor black people live.”
“Pope Benedict XVI assumes leadership at a critical time in which the world's collective wisdom and leadership including that of the religious community is most important to face up to challenges of deepening poverty and under-development afflicting many people of the world.”
“We will continue to count on your unwavering support and commitment to working with leaders of our continent in bringing about the desired renaissance of Africa,"”
“The other thing is where they are suffering just as much, if not worse, than we did under apartheid is the fact that they have no way of saying what they feel or how they perceive what is happening because the independent press has all been suppressed.”