If the Christian is a restorationist, a legalist, if he wants everything clear and safe, then he will find nothing. Tradition and memory of the past must help us to have the courage to open up new areas to God. Pope Francis More Quotes by Pope Francis More Quotes From Pope Francis Dear brothers and sisters, the Church loves you! Be an active presence in the community, as living cells, as living stones. Pope Francis cells brother love-you It means caring for one another in our families: husbands and wives first protect one another, and then, as parents, they care for their children, and children themselves, in time, protect their parents. Pope Francis family husband children We Christians bring peace and grace as a treasure to be offered to the world, but these gifts can bear fruit only when Christians live and work together in harmony. This makes it easier to contribute to building relations of respect and peaceful coexistence with those who belong to other religious traditions, and with non-believers. Pope Francis grace religious christian Let's not be naive, we're not talking about a simple political battle; it is a destructive pretension against the plan of God. We are not talking about a mere bill, but rather a machination of the Father of Lies that seeks to confuse and deceive the children of God. Pope Francis father lying children There are saints in the Roman Curia, among the cardinals, priests, religious, sisters and laity. They work hard, and also do things that are often hidden. I know some who concern themselves with feeding the poor or who give up their free time to work in a parish. As always, the ones who aren't saints make the most noise ... a single tree falling makes a sound, but a whole forest growing doesn't. Pope Francis giving-up religious fall We live in an age rather skeptical of truth, of its existence." There is a "tendency to believe that nothing is definitive, and think that the truth is given by consent or by what we want. The question arises: does "the" truth really exist? What is "the" truth? Can we know it? Can we find it? Pope Francis truth believe thinking Inequality is the root of social evil. Pope Francis social roots evil I beg the Lord to grant us more politicians who are genuinely disturbed by the state of society, the people, the lives of the poor! Pope Francis politician lord people The important thing is to not walk alone, but to rely on each other as brothers and sisters Pope Francis walks important brother Trust in the power of Christ’s Cross! Receive his reconciling grace and share it! Pope Francis grace share christ Our mission as Christians is to conform ourselves evermore to Jesus as the model of our lives. Pope Francis missions christian jesus Today, elderly people are discarded when, in reality, they are the seat of wisdom of the society...the right to life means allowing people to live and not killing, allowing them to grow, to eat, to be educated, to be healed, and to be permitted to die with dignity. Pope Francis elderly mean reality Reject every form of corruption. Pope Francis rejects corruption form We don't need youth museums but we do need holy young people. Pope Francis museums people needs I want to see the church get closer to the people. I want to get rid of clericalism, the mundane, this closing ourselves off within ourselves, in our parishes, schools or structures. Because these need to get out! Pope Francis church people school No elderly person should be like an “exile” in our families. The elderly are a treasure for our society. Pope Francis elderly our-society treasure Each of us is a masterpiece of God's creation Pope Francis gods-creation masterpiece creation We need courage if we are to be faithful to the Gospel. Pope Francis being-faithful faithful needs Let's pray for whole world that there be brotherhood. I hope this journey of the church we begin today is fruitful for evangelization. Pope Francis brotherhood church journey Let us pray to the Lord and ask him to protect the family in the crisis with which the devil wants to destroy it. Families are the domestic church where Jesus grows in the love of a married couple, in the lives of their children. Pope Francis couple children jesus
