From the Cross, Christ teaches us to love even those who do not love us. Pope Francis More Quotes by Pope Francis More Quotes From Pope Francis The family is the greatest treasure of any country. Let us all work to protect and strengthen this, the cornerstone of society. Pope Francis greatest-treasure protect country Religious fundamentalism, even before it eliminates human beings by perpetrating horrendous killings, eliminates God himself, turning him into a mere ideological pretext. Pope Francis pretext killing religious We are all sinners. But may the Lord not let us be hypocrites. Hypocrites don’t know the meaning of forgiveness, joy and the love of God. Pope Francis hypocrite may joy Religious life ought to promote growth in the Church by way of attraction. The Church must be attractive. Wake up the world! Be witnesses of a different way of doing things, of acting, of living! It is possible to live differently in this world. Pope Francis growth acting religious In our families we learn to love and to recognise the dignity of all, especially of the elderly Pope Francis our-family elderly dignity 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. Pope Francis justice giving father The disciple of Jesus gives up all he has, all his goods, because he has found in him the greatest Good from which every other good receives its full value and meaning: family bonds, other relationships, work, cultural and economic goods and so on... The Christian detaches himself from everything and rediscovers all of it in the logic of the Gospel, the logic of love and service. Pope Francis giving-up christian jesus God’s faithfulness is stronger than our unfaithfulness and our infidelities. Pope Francis gods-faithfulness infidelity stronger Whenever our interior life becomes caught up in its own interests and concerns, there is no longer room for Pope Francis caught poor rooms Jesus understands our weaknesses and sins; and he forgives us if we allow ourselves to be forgiven. Pope Francis forgiveness christian god Dear young people, Jesus wants to be your friend, and wants you to spread the joy of this friendship everywhere. Pope Francis joy people jesus A society which abandons children and the elderly severs its roots and darkens its future. Pope Francis elderly roots children The joy of the gospel fills the hearts and lives of all who encounter Jesus. Those who accept His offer of salvation are set free from sin, sorrow, inner emptiness, and loneliness. With Christ joy is constantly born anew. Pope Francis loneliness heart jesus Every threat to the family is a threat to society itself. Pope Francis threat Have the courage "to swim against the tide". Have the courage to be happy. Pope Francis tides swim Dear young people, you have many plans and dreams for the future. But, is Christ at the center of each of your plans and dreams? Pope Francis dream people christ The one thing that the Catholic Church desires, and that I seek as Bishop of Rome, “the Church which presides in charity”, is communion with the Orthodox Churches. Pope Francis rome catholic church What God cares about most is that we are His friends. Pope Francis care To all people of good will who are working for social justice: never tire of working for a more just world, marked by greater solidarity! Pope Francis justice people world Our world is facing a refugee crisis of a magnitude not seen since the Second World War. This presents us with great challenges and many hard decisions. Pope Francis refugee-crisis our-world war
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