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Pope Francis Quotes - Page 11

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Joy adapts and changes, but it always endures, even as a flicker of light born of our personal certainty that, when everything is said and done, we are infinitely loved.

Joy adapts and changes, but it always endures, even as a flicker of light born of our personal certainty that, when everything is said and done, we are infinitely loved.

Light, Joy, Done

Pope Francis (2014). “The Joy of the Gospel”, p.6, BookBaby

Only by becoming poor ourselves, by stripping away our complacency, will we be able to identify with the least of our brothers and sisters.

Brother, Able, Complacency

Pope Francis (2016). “Men of Mercy: Pope Francis Speaks to Priests”, p.74, BookBaby

Breathing is made up of two stages: inhaling, the intake of air, and exhaling, the letting out of air. The spiritual life is fed, nourished, by prayer and is expressed outwardly through mission: inhaling and exhaling. When we inhale, by prayer, we receive the fresh air of the Holy Spirit.

Spiritual, Prayer, Air

You can't govern without loving the people and without humility!

Humility, People

Source: www.thedailybeast.com

Reforming the social structures which perpetuate poverty and the exclusion of the poor first requires a conversion of mind and heart.

Heart, Mind, Injustice And Oppression

Pope Francis' address at the meeting with authorities and the diplomatic corps during his apostolic journey to Rio Sri Lanka and the Philippines, at Rizal Ceremonial Hall of the Malacanang Presidential Palace in Manila, w2.vatican.va. January 16, 2015.

Advent is a journey towards Bethlehem. May we let ourselves be drawn by the light of God made man.

Journey, Men, Light

Holy Week challenges us to step outside ourselves so as to attend to the needs of others: those who long for a sympathetic ear, those in need of comfort or help. We should not simply remain in our own secure world, that of the ninety-nine sheep who never strayed from the fold, but we should go out, with Christ, in search of the one lost sheep, however far it may have wandered.

Sheep, Ninety Nine, Long

Dear young people, don't be afraid to marry. A faithful and fruitful marriage will bring you happiness.

Relationship, Happiness, Happy

Pope Francis “The Blessing of Family: Inspiring Words from Pope Francis”, Franciscan Media

Don’t be afraid to ask God for forgiveness. He never tires of forgiving us. God is pure mercy.

Forgiving, Tire, Mercy

And with a little sense of humor we can say that there are Christian bats who prefer the shadows to the light of the presence of the Lord.

Christian, Light, Shadow

Environmental degradation is one of the biggest challenges we have. I think a question that we're not asking ourselves is: 'Isn't humanity committing suicide with this indiscriminate and tyrannical use of nature?'

Suicide, Happy Life, Thinking

"12* Powerful Climate Allies That GOP Denier Leaders Can’t Ignore" by Amanda Hanley, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 18, 2014.

Mercy is the very foundation of the Church's life...The Church's very credibility is seen in how she shows merciful and compassionate love...Mercy is the force that reawakens us to new life and instills in us the courage to look to the future with hope.

Church, Foundation, New Life

In a world often marked by selfishness, a large family is a school of solidarity and sharing; and this attitude is to the benefit of society as a whole.... I always thank the Lord in seeing mothers and fathers of large families, together with their children, committed to the life of the Church and of society.

Mother, Children, Attitude

Drug addiction is an evil, and with evil there can be no yielding or compromise.

Evil, Addiction, Drug

Pope Francis' address to 31st International Drug Enforcement Conference in Rome, en.radiovaticana.va. June 19, 2014.

I extend my appreciation to the associations, movements and all those who defend human life.

Appreciation, Movement, Association

May every Church and Christian community be a place of mercy amid so much indifference.

Christian, Community, Church

Children are to be welcomed, cherished, protected.

Children, Protected

...when food is shared in a fair way, with solidarity, when no one is deprived, every community can meet the needs of the poorest. Human ecology and environmental ecology walk together.

Food, Community, Environmental

The worship of the golden calf of old (cf. Ex 32:15-34) has found a new and heartless image in the cult of money and the dictatorship of an economy which is faceless and lacking any truly humane goal.

Goal, Heartless, Golden

Pope Francis' Address to the New Non-Resident Ambassadors to the Holy See: Kyrgyzstan, Antigua and Barbuda, Luxembourg and Botswana, w2.vatican.va. May 16, 2013.

When money, instead of man, is at the center of the system, when money becomes an idol, men and women are reduced to simple instruments of a social and economic system, which is characterized, better yet dominated, by profound inequalities. So we discard whatever is not useful to this logic; it is this attitude that discards children and older people, and is now affecting the young.

Attitude, Children, Simple

I have heard it said that families with many children and high birth rates are among the cause of poverty. It seems to me a simplistic opinion. I can say that the main cause of poverty is an economic system that has removed the person from the center.

Children, Birth Rate, Poverty

A population that does not take care of the elderly and of children and the young has no future, because it abuses both its memory and its promise.

Children, Memories, Elderly

We also must learn to listen more to our conscience. Be careful, however: this does not mean we ought to follow our ego, do whatever interests us, whatever suits us, whatever pleases us. That is not conscience.

Mean, Ego, Doe

If my good friend Dr. Gasparri says a curse word against my mother, he can expect a punch. It's normal. It's normal.

Mother, Good Friend, Drs

"Pope Francis: freedom of expression has limits" by Alexandra Topping, www.theguardian.com. January 16, 2015.

The moral problem of abortion is of a pre religious nature because the genetic code is written in a person at the moment of conception. A human being is there. I separate the topic of abortion from any specifically religious notions. It is a scientific problem. Not to allow the further development of a being which already has all the genetic code of a human being is not ethical. The right to life is the first among human rights. To abort a child is to kill someone who cannot defend himself.

Religious, Children, Rights

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