Pope Francis Quotes about Culture

I ask all people of goodwill to help build a culture of encounter, solidarity and peace

I ask all people of goodwill to help build a culture of encounter, solidarity and peace

People, Encounters, Culture

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.

Pope Francis

Moving, Opportunity, Culture

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

Human beings are themselves considered consumer goods to be used and then discarded. We have created a 'disposable' culture which is now spreading. It is no longer simply about exploitation and oppression, but something new.

Pope Francis

Culture, Oppression, Something New

"Pope Francis: Capitalism is 'a new tyranny'" by Katie McDonough, www.salon.com. November 26, 2013.

Say no to an ephemeral, superficial and throwaway culture, a culture that assumes that you are incapable of taking on responsibility and facing the great challenges of life!

Pope Francis

Responsibility, Challenges, Culture

Pope Francis (2017). “Happiness in This Life: A Passionate Meditation on Earthly Existence”, p.20, Random House

Human beings are themselves considered consumer goods to be used and then discarded. We have created a “disposable” culture which is now spreading. It is no longer simply about exploitation and oppression, but something new. Exclusion ultimately has to do with what it means to be a part of the society in which we live; those excluded are no longer society’s underside or its fringes or its disenfranchised – they are no longer even a part of it. The excluded are not the “exploited” but the outcast, the “leftovers”.

Pope Francis

Mean, Culture, Leftovers

"Pope Francis: Capitalism is 'a new tyranny'" by Katie Mcdonough, www.salon.com. November 26, 2013.

It is neither a culture of confrontation nor a culture of conflict which builds harmony within and between peoples, but rather a culture of encounter and a culture of dialogue; this is the only way to peace.

Pope Francis

Encounters, Culture, Way

This culture of waste has made us insensitive even to the waste and disposal of food, which is even more despicable when all over the world, unfortunately, many individuals and families are suffering from hunger and malnutrition.

Pope Francis

Food, Suffering, Culture

You have a specific and important mission, that of keeping alive the relationship between the faith and the cultures of the peoples to whom you belong. . . . [W]e have to follow Christ along the concrete path of our daily lives so that he can transform us.

Pope Francis

Important, Culture, Alive