Jean-Gabriel Diarra
Appearance
Jean-Gabriel Diarra (12 July 1945 – 28 October 2019) was a Malian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of San.
Quotes
[edit]- My concern is that the candidates have said nothing about what sort of society must be built in Mali, nothing about long term prospects. I realise however that even the most advanced democracies these sort of questions are difficult to tackle. I think however that the level of instruction of the people must be raised and the education system improved so that, on a long term basis, it is possible to raise the level of political debate and create a more advanced democracy.
- We must explain that we are animated by the Spirit of the Gospel: we do not want to impose our faith but we do want to announce it. The Church is not a non governmental organisation it is at the service of the Proclamation of the Word.