I therefore hope that the Council, in making its decisions, does not seek inspiration in the young Saint Augustine’s prayers to the Almighty, as recalled in his ‘Confessions’: ‘Lord, give me chastity, but not yet!’
Mi auguro, pertanto, che il Consiglio – nelle sue decisioni – non si ispiri alle preghiere del giovane Sant’Agostino rivolte all’Onnipotente, evocate nelle sue “Confessioni”: “mio Dio dammi la castità ma non subito!”.