Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo

Juan Francisco Sarasti Jaramillo (30 July 1938 – 25 February 2021) was a Colombian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Barrancabermeja, as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Ibagué, and as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cali.

Quotes

• The Church should defend human dignity when the media become channels for negative social, ethical, moral or religious values. She should also report the inroads of cultural neo-colonialism based on economic monopolies. With the proper use of the media, the Church will be able to face the challenge of new evangelization, as well as the campaign against the faith in Latin America; she will also be able to contribute to the social transformation of the continent.
  • H. Exc. Rev. Msgr. Juan Francisco SARASTI JARAMILLO, C.I.M., Archbishop of Ibagué (18 November 1997) Press Office of the Holy See

• With Eucharistic faith, upheld by ecclesial tradition and based on the words of the Lord, we have access to real, though imperfect, certainties. Finally, in the face of the solitude and desperation that undermine mankind today, the Eucharist offers us... profound companionship and a promise of eternal life that fills us with definitive hope.
  • Eucharist is antidote for culture of death, say bishops (5 October 2005) Catholic News Agency