(About Muhammad) He was polygamous; he had nine wives, [...] the youngest of whom was nine years old. He was a paedophile. [...] In our culture, he was a paedophile.

At the TV programme Domenica Cinque, Canale 5, 8 November 2009; visible at La Santanchè attacca l'Islam, Repubblica.it, 8 November 2009; quoted in Santanchè: «Maometto era poligamo e pedofilo. Una moglie aveva 9 anni», Corriere della Sera (Rome), 8-10 November 2009.