Demetrio Fernández González

Demetrio Fernández González (15 February 1950) –) is a Spanish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church serving as the bishop of the Diocese of Córdoba.

Quotes

• In expressing publicly our faith we are exercising a civil right that is rooted in the religious freedom of a free country. It is not some privilege that is granted by public officials. It is a right that we exercise in a civil way and as citizens.
  • Spanish bishop says public expression of faith is a right, not a “concession” from government (19 June 2006)

• Today, too, there are young people working and studying, preparing themselves for the future with dignity and hope. The future belongs to these honorable young people and not so much to those who spend all of their vital energy these days on carousing.
  • Church needs young people who “listen and respond” to the call of God, says Spanish bishop (30 August 2006)

• Enemies of the Church have found a gold mine for discrediting her, and each day they strategically dispense a few drops of this elixir which brings pleasure to demons.
  • Media’s attempts to stir up scandal pleases demons, says Spanish bishop (5 May 2010)

• For Christians, in their 2,000 year-long history, red is the color of the blood of the martyrs, it is the color of the Holy Spirit. This is not the color red of the Marxist revolution, which was a resounding failure, nor of the nihilism of Nietzsche, which leads to nothing and to meaninglessness even though it exalts the super man
  • Red World Youth Day bandanas recall love of martyrs (24 February 2011)

• Lifelong fidelity is possible, a love that never ends is possible, happiness is possible in marriage, which God himself created and Christ has sanctified.
  • Is love fading from your marriage? Ask Mary for help, this bishop advises (20 January 2016)