“I feel less alone when I read the books of Ratzinger.”
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I am an atheist, and if an atheist and a pope think the same things, there must be something true. There must be some human truth that is beyond religion.
I am known for a life spent in the struggle for freedom, and freedom includes the freedom of religion.
In my old age, I have been thinking about this, and I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage.
I cry, sometimes, because I'm not 20 years younger, and I'm not healthy. But if I were, I would even sacrifice my writing to enter politics.