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Pope Francis Quotes - Page 5

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Migrants and refugees are not pawns on the chessboard of humanity

Migrants and refugees are not pawns on the chessboard of humanity

Humanity, Migrants, Pawns

Pope Francis (2015). “The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation”, p.129, SPCK

Dear young people, let us not be satisfied with a mediocre life. Be amazed by what is true and beautiful, what is of God!

Beautiful, People, Mediocre Life

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

A person once asked me, in a provocative manner, if I approved of homosexuality. I replied with another question: 'Tell me: when God looks at a gay person, does he endorse the existence of this person with love, or reject and condemn this person?' We must always consider the person.

Inspirational, Gay, Doe

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

Human dignity is the same for all human beings: when I trample on the dignity of another, I am trampling on my own.

Dignity, Humans, My Own

Life is a journey. When we stop, things don't go right.

Journey, Life Is A Journey, Life Is

Being Christian is not just obeying orders but means being in Christ, thinking like him, acting like him, loving like him; it means letting him take possession of our life and change it, transform it, and free it from the darkness of evil and sin. ... Let us show the joy of being children of God, the freedom that living in Christ gives us which is true freedom, the freedom that saves us from the slavery of evil, of sin and of death!

Christian, Children, Mean

Faith is professed with the lips and with the heart, through words & through love.

Inspiration, Heart, Lips

Help one another: this is what Jesus teaches us and this what I am doing, and doing with all my heart.

Jesus, Heart, Helping

Pope Francis's Mass Of The Lord's Supper at Prison for Minors "Casal del Marmo", Rome, w2.vatican.va. March 28, 2013.

Without a solution to the problems of the poor, we will not solve the problems of the world. We need projects, mechanisms and processes to implement better distribution of resources, from the creation of new jobs to the integral promotion of those who are excluded'.

Jobs, Justice, New Job

Our faith in Christ, who became poor, and was always close to the poor and the outcast, is the basis of our concern for the integral development of society’s most neglected members.

Development, Christ, Poor

Pope Francis (2014). “The Joy of the Gospel”, p.56, BookBaby

Evolution in nature is not opposed to the notion of Creation, because evolution presupposes the creation of beings that evolve.

Theory Of Evolution, Creation, Wands

"Pope Francis: 'Evolution ... is not inconsistent with the notion of creation'". www.ncronline.org. October 27, 2014.

It seems clear to me also that climate change is a problem which can no longer be left to our future generation.

Climate, Generations, Problem

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

If we want security, let us give security; if we want life, let us give life; if we want opportunities, let us provide opportunities. The yardstick we use for others will be the yardstick which time will use for us.

Opportunity, Giving, Use

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

Today we celebrate Earth Day. I exhort everyone to see the world through the eyes of God the Creator: the earth is an environment to be safeguarded, a garden to be cultivated. The relationship of mankind with nature must not be conducted with greed, manipulation and exploitation, but it must conserve the divine harmony that exists between creatures and Creation within the logic of respect and care, so it can be put to the service of our brothers, also of future generations.

Brother, Eye, Garden

Today people are suffering from poverty, but also from lack of love

People, Suffering, Lack Of Love

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

Jesus washes the feet of the Apostles. Are we ready to serve others like this.

Jesus, Feet, Ready

I ask you to ensure that humanity is served by wealth, and not ruled by it.

Humanity, Wealth, Asks

"Pope to Davos: Humanity must be served by wealth, not ruled by it" by Associated Press, www.foxnews.com. January 21, 2014.

Some people continue to defend trickle-down theories which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world. This opinion, which has never been confirmed by the facts, expresses a crude and naive trust in the goodness of those wielding economic power and in the sacralized workings of the prevailing economic system.

Economic Inequality, Justice, People

"The Joy of the Gospel: Evangelii Gaudium". Book by Pope Francis, w2.vatican.va. November 26, 2013.

In imitation of our Master, we Christians are called to confront the poverty of our brothers and sisters, to touch it, to make it our own and to take practical steps to alleviate it.

Christian, Brother, Poverty

If I repeated some passages from the homilies of the Church Fathers, in the second or third century, about how we must treat the poor, some would accuse me of giving a Marxist homily.

Father, Giving, Justice

In a very real way, the poor are our teachers. They show us that people’s value is not measured by their possessions or how much money they have in the bank. A poor person, a person lacking material possessions, always maintains his or her dignity. The poor can teach us much about humility and trust in God.

Teacher, Real, Humility

Pope Francis (2017). “Happiness in This Life: A Passionate Meditation on Material Existence and the Meaning of Life”, p.50, Pan Macmillan

Lent comes providentially to reawaken us, to shake us from our lethargy.

Ash Wednesday, Lethargy, Lenten

Francis of Assisi tells us we should work to build peace. But there is no true peace without truth! There cannot be true peace if everyone is his own criterion, if everyone can always claim exclusively his own rights, without at the same time caring for the good of others, of everyone, on the basis of the nature that unites every human being on this earth.

Caring, Rights, Earth

Pope Francis (2016). “Care for Creation: A Call for Ecological Conversion”, p.58, Orbis Books

True charity requires courage: Let us overcome the fear of getting our hands dirty so as to help those in need.

Dirty, Hands, Overcoming

Pope Francis (2015). “The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation”, p.122, SPCK

All political activity must serve and promote the good of the human person and be based on respect for his or her dignity.

Political, Dignity, Humans

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

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