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Pope Francis Quotes - Page 16

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Life is a precious gift, but we realize this only when we give it to others.

Life is a precious gift, but we realize this only when we give it to others.

Giving, Realizing, Life Is

To celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation means to be wrapped in a warm embrace.

Mean, Celebrate, Embrace

Dear parents, have great patience, and forgive from the depths of your heart.

Heart, Parent, Forgiving

Pope Francis @Pontifex, twitter.com. May 14, 2015.

The fruits of this profound union with Jesus are marvelous: our whole being is transformed by the grace of the Holy Spirit: soul, intelligence, will, affections and even the body, because we are united in body and spirit.

Jesus, Profound, Grace

Dear friends, let us not forget the flesh of Christ which is in the flesh of refugees: their flesh is the flesh of Christ. It is also your task to direct all the institutions working in the area of forced migration to new forms of co-responsibility. This phenomenon is unfortunately constantly spreading. Hence your task is increasingly demanding in order to promote tangible responses of closeness, journeying with people, taking into account the different local backgrounds.

Responsibility, Order, People

I would like to ask you all to see a ray of hope as well in the eyes and hearts of refugees and of those who have been forcibly displaced. A hope that is expressed in expectations for the future, in the desire for friendship, in the wish to participate in the host society also through learning the language, access to employment and the education of children. I admire the courage of those who hope to be able gradually to resume a normal life, waiting for joy and love to return to brighten their existence. We can and must all nourish this hope!

Children, Eye, Heart

Pope Francis' address to participants in the Plenary of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People at the Clementine Hall, w2.vatican.va. May 24, 2013.

Jesus teaches us another way: Go out. Go out and share your testimony, go out and interact with your brothers, go out and share, go out and ask. Become the Word in body as well as spirit.

Brother, Jesus, Way

"Pope Francis known for simplicity, humility". Associated Press Interview, www.cbc.ca. March 13, 2013.

We have to work harder to develop a profound theology of women within the church. The feminine genius is needed wherever we make important decisions.

Profound, Decision, Important

Pope Francis (2014). “My Door Is Always Open: A Conversation on Faith, Hope and the Church in a Time of Change”, p.63, A&C Black

It is true that going out on to the street implies the risk of accidents happening, as they would to any ordinary man or woman. But if the church stays wrapped up in itself, it will age. And if I had to choose between a wounded church that goes out on to the streets and a sick, withdrawn church, I would definitely choose the first one.

Men, Sick, Risk

"Careerism and vanity: Sins of the Church". www.lastampa.it. February 24, 2012.

Grace is not part of consciousness; it is the amount of light in our souls, not knowledge nor reason.

Light, Grace, Soul

Politics is a noble activity. We should revalue it, practise it with vocation and a dedication that requires testimony, martyrdom, that is to die for the common good.

Dedication, Noble, Common

Find new ways to spread the word of God to every corner of the world.

World, Way, Word Of God

Truth, according to the Christian faith, is God's love for us in Jesus Christ. Therefore, truth is a relationship.

Christian, Jesus, Truth Is

"Pope Francis’ Atheist Letter Says ‘God’s Mercy Has No Limits’" by Alessandro Speciale, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 12, 2013.

We must not reduce the bosom of the universal church to a nest protecting our mediocrity.

Church, Mediocrity, Nests

Pope Francis (2014). “My Door Is Always Open: A Conversation on Faith, Hope and the Church in a Time of Change”, p.51, A&C Black

How many innocent people and children suffer in the world! Lord, grant us your peace!

Children, People, Suffering

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

Jesus’ Cross shows the full force of evil, but also the full power of God’s mercy.

Jesus, Evil, Mercy

How many kinds of moral and material poverty we face today as a result of denying God and putting so many idols in his place!

Idols, Today, Poverty

Pope Francis (2015). “The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation”, p.109, SPCK

Perhaps I can say that I am a bit astute, that I can adapt to circumstances, but it is also true that I am a bit naive. Yes, but the best summary, the one that comes more from the inside and I feel most true is this: I am a sinner whom the Lord has looked upon.

Lord, Astute, Circumstances

"A Big Heart Open to God: An interview with Pope Francis". Interview with Antonio Spadaro, S.J., www.americamagazine.org. September 30, 2013.

My authoritarian and quick manner of making decisions led me to have serious problems and to be accused of being ultraconservative. I have never been a right-winger. It was my authoritarian way of making decisions that created problems.

Decision, Way, Serious

Pope Francis (2014). “My Door Is Always Open: A Conversation on Faith, Hope and the Church in a Time of Change”, p.29, A&C Black

We cannot insist only on issues related to abortion, gay marriage and the use of contraceptive methods. The teaching of the church, for that matter, is clear and I am a son of the church, but it is not necessary to talk about these issues all the time.

Teaching, Son, Gay

"A Big Heart Open to God: An interview with Pope Francis". Interview with Antonio Spadaro, S.J., www.americamagazine.org. September 30, 2013.

When we walk without the cross, when we build without the cross and when we proclaim Christ without the cross, we are not disciples of the Lord. We are worldly. We may be bishops, priests, cardinals, popes, all of this, but we are not disciples of the Lord.

Bishops, May, Christ

"Pope Francis Celebrates First Mass With Cardinals In Sistine Chapel" by Crispian Balmer, Philip Pullella, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 14, 2013.

How can it be that it is not a news item when an elderly homeless person dies of exposure, but it is news when the stock market loses two points? This is a case of exclusion.

Elderly, Two, Economic Inequality

Pope Francis (2014). “The Joy of the Gospel”, p.21, BookBaby

The culture of prosperity deadens us; we are thrilled if the market offers us something new to purchase; and in the meantime all those lives stunted for lack of opportunity seem a mere spectacle; they fail to move us.

Moving, Opportunity, Culture

Pope Francis (2014). “The Joy of the Gospel”, p.21, BookBaby

Ask yourselves this question: How often is Jesus inside and knocking at the door to be let out, to come out? And we do not let him out because of our own need for security, because so often we are locked into ephemeral structures that serve solely to make us slaves and not free children of God.

Jesus, Children, Doors

We, the women and men of the Church, we are in the middle of a love story: each of us is a link in this chain of love. And if we do not understand this, we have understood nothing of what the Church is.

Faith, Inspiration, Men

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