I will say what I think, he will say what he thinks, but I never, ever, wanted to make a judgment without hearing the person. Pope Francis More Quotes by Pope Francis More Quotes From Pope Francis It is by God’s mercy that we are saved. May we never tire of spreading this joyful message to the world. Pope Francis messagesmayworld You have cast out the wonder of creation - man and woman - and you have put money in its place. This is a basic terrorism against all of humanity! Think about it! Pope Francis humanitymenthinking You can't have Christ without the Church. Pope Francis churchchrist In Confession, Jesus welcomes us with all our sinfulness, to give us a new heart, capable of loving as he loves. Pope Francis heartgivingjesus God asks everything of us, yet at the same time he offers everything to us. Pope Francis offersasks Vanity, showing off, is an attitude that reduces spirituality to a worldly thing, which is the worst sin that could be committed in the church. Pope Francis vanitychurchattitude No one can grow if he does not accept his smallness. Pope Francis growsacceptingdoe In a world often marked by selfishness, a large family is a school of solidarity and sharing; and this attitude is to the benefit of society as a whole.... I always thank the Lord in seeing mothers and fathers of large families, together with their children, committed to the life of the Church and of society. Pope Francis motherattitudechildren How powerful prayer is! May we never lose the courage to say: Lord, give us your peace. Pope Francis religiouschristianpeace May we try to listen and be silent in order to make space for the beauty of God. Pope Francis spacetryingorder To be saints is not a privilege for a few, but a vocation for everyone. Pope Francis vocationprivilegesaint The love of God is not something vague or generic; the love of God has a name and a face: Jesus Christ. Pope Francis namesfacesjesus I think the church has to apologize not only to the gay person it has offended, but also to the poor, to women who are exploited, to children forced into labor and for having blessed so many weapons in the past. Pope Francis gayblessedchildren May every Church and Christian community be a place of mercy amid so much indifference. Pope Francis communitychurchchristian Just as we need the courage to be happy, we also need the courage to live simply. Pope Francis live-simplyneeds If you don’t learn how to cry, you cannot be a good Christian. When they posed this question to us – why children suffer, why this or that tragedy occurs in life – our response must be either silence or a word that is born of our tears. Be courageous, don’t be afraid to cry. Pope Francis silencechristianchildren If investments in banks fall, it is a tragedy, and people say, 'What are we going to do?' but if people die of hunger, have nothing to eat or suffer from poor health, that's nothing. Pope Francis sufferingpeoplefall Like the Good Samaritan, may we not be ashamed of touching the wounds of those who suffer, but try to heal them with concrete acts of love. Pope Francis touchingsufferingtrying Our life must be centred on what is essential, on Jesus Christ. Everything else is secondary. Pope Francis essentialsjesuschrist [Orthodox Patriarch] Kirill, my brother. We kissed each other, embraced, and then a conversation for two hours. Old age doesn't come on its own.Two hours where we spoke as brothers, sincerely and no one knows what was spoke about, only what we said at the end publicly about how we felt as we spoke. Pope Francis brotheragetwo
