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Pope Francis Quotes - Page 40

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From the peak of Chimborazo (volcano) to the Pacific coast, from the Amazon rainforest to the Galapagos Islands, may you never lose the ability to thank God for what he has done and is doing for you, may you never lose

From the peak of Chimborazo (volcano) to the Pacific coast, from the Amazon rainforest to the Galapagos Islands, may you never lose the ability to thank God for what he has done and is doing for you, may you never lose the ability to protect what is small and simple, to care for your children and your elderly, to have confidence in the young, and to be constantly struck by the nobility of your people and the singular beauty of your country.

Confidence, Country, Children

Those called to the service of governance in the church need to have a strong sense of justice, so that any form of injustice becomes unacceptable.

Strong, Justice, Church

I don't know if human activity is the only cause, but mostly, in great part, it is man who has slapped nature in the face, we have in a sense taken over nature.

Nature, Taken, Men

"Pope Francis: Climate Change Is Real and Humans Are Causing It" by Jeremy Schulman, www.motherjones.com. January 15, 2015.

I don’t know if it is all (man’s fault) but the majority is, for the most part, it is man who continuously slaps down nature.

Nature, Men, Majority

"Pope says climate change mostly man's fault" by Philip Pullella, www.reuters.com. January 15, 2015.

It is also painful to see that the struggle against hunger and malnutrition is hindered by market priorities, the primacy of profit, which have reduced foodstuffs to a commodity like any other, subject to speculation, also of a financial nature, The hungry remain, at the street corner, and ask to be recognized as citizens, to receive a healthy diet. We ask for dignity, not for charity.

Nature, Struggle, Priorities

The Church, in her wisdom, maintains the distinction between engaged and married couples -- they are not the same, today's culture and society have become rather indifferent to the delicate and serious nature of this passage.

Nature, Couple, Church

There can be no renewal of our relationship with nature without a renewal of humanity itself.

Nature, Humanity, Our Relationship

Pope Francis (2015). “Praise be to You - Laudato Si: On Care for our Common Home”, p.47, Ignatius Press

We have, in a sense, lorded it over nature, over Sister Earth, over Mother Earth, i think man has gone too far.

Mother, Nature, Men

The climate is a common good, belonging to all and meant for all.

Climate, Common, Common Good

Pope Francis, McDonagh, Sean (2016). “On Care for Our Common Home, Laudato Si': The Encyclical of Pope Francis on the Environment”, p.38

We now live in a culture of the temporary, in which more and more people are simply giving up on marriage as a public commitment.

Giving Up, Commitment, People

"Pope Francis declares union between man and woman 'at root of marriage' in blow to gay rights" by Adam Withnall, www.independent.co.uk. November 18, 2014.

A person who is not convinced, enthusiastic, certain and in love, will convince nobody.

Certain, Enthusiastic, Persons

Pope Francis (2014). “The Joy of the Gospel”, p.75, BookBaby

This generation, and many others, have been led to believe that the devil is a myth, a figure, an idea, the idea of evil... But the devil exists and we must fight against him.

Believe, Fighting, Ideas

Please waste time just playing with your kids!

Kids, Waste, Wasting Time

I think we too are the people who, on the one hand, want to listen to Jesus, but on the other hand, at times, like to find a stick to beat others with, to condemn others. And Jesus has this message for us: mercy. I think - and I say it with humility - that this is the Lord's most powerful message: mercy.

Jesus, Powerful, Humility

Holy Mass In The Parish of St. Anna in the Vatican, w2.vatican.va. March 17, 2013.

If a company can declare bankruptcy, why can't a country do so?

Country, Company, Bankruptcy

The border between good and evil passes not outside of us but within us

Evil, Borders, Good And Evil

We cannot take a step in our Christian life without the help of the Lord, because we are weak.

Christian, Steps, Helping

When we give help to the poor, we are not doing the work of aid agencies 'in a Christian way'. Those are good, it is a decent thing to do - aid work is good and quite human - but it is not Christian poverty, which St. Paul desires of us and preaches to us. Christian poverty is that I give of my own, and not of that which is left over - I give even that, which I need for myself, to the poor person, because I know that he enriches me. Why does the poor person enrich me? Because Jesus Himself told us that He is in the poor person.

Christian, Jesus, Agency

Today is the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. Let us work and pray.

Prayer, World, Care

Pope Francis @Pontifex, twitter.com. September 1, 2015.

The annual World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation will offer individual believers and communities a fitting opportunity to reaffirm their personal vocation to be stewards of creation, to thank God for the wonderful handiwork which he has entrusted to our care, and to implore his help for the protection of creation, as well as his pardon for the sins committed against the world in which we live.

Prayer, Opportunity, Community

Why are deadly weapons being sold to those who plan to inflict untold suffering on individuals and society? Sadly, the answer, as we all know, is simply for money: money that is drenched in blood, often innocent blood. In the face of this shameful and culpable silence, it is our duty to confront the problem and to stop the arms trade.

Blood, Silence, Suffering

Address to a Joint Meeting of the U.S. Congress, delivered 24 September 2015, Washington, D.C.

God never closes off horizons; He is never unconcerned about the lives and sufferings of His children. God never allows Himself to be outdone in generosity.

Children, Generosity, Suffering

Pope Francis (2017). “The Works of Mercy”, p.51, Orbis Books

God loves the lowly. When we live humbly, he takes our small efforts and creates great things.

Effort, Small Efforts, God Love

In a word: charity cannot be neutral, antiseptic, indifferent, lukewarm or impartial! Charity is infectious, it excites, it risks and it engages! For true charity is always unmerited, unconditional and gratuitous!

Risk, Charity, Indifferent

Pope Francis' Holy Mass With The New Cardinals, w2.vatican.va. February 15, 2015.

When it comes to the care of our common home, we are living at a critical moment of history.

Home, Critical Moments, Care

Address at the White House, delivered 23 September 2015, South Lawn of the White House, Washington, D.C.

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