Pope Francis Quotes

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When we do not adore God, we adore something else. Money and power are false idols which often take the place of God.

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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.

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Christian hope is not a ghost and it does not deceive. It is a theological virtue and therefore, ultimately, a gift from God that cannot be reduced to optimism, which is only human. God does not mislead hope; God cannot deny himself. God is all promise.

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Who are we, as we stand before the child Jesus? Who are we, standing as we stand before today's children? Are we like Mary and Joseph, who welcomed Jesus and cared for him with the love of a father and a mother? Or are we like Herod, who wanted to eliminate him? Are we like the shepherds, who went in haste to kneel before him in worship and offer him their humble gifts? Or are we indifferent?

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These two criteria are like the pillars of true love: deeds, and the gift of self.

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Remembrance saves a people's soul from whatever or whoever would attempt to dominate it or use it for their interests.

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It is the attitude of some leaders of God's people; they continually scold others, hurl reproaches at them, tell them to be quiet.... 'Madam, take your crying child out of the church as I am preaching.' As if the cries of a child were not a sublime homily.

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Sometimes we are tempted to find excuses and complain, acting as if we could only be happy if a thousand conditions were met...I can say that the most beautiful and natural expressions of joy which I have seen in my life were in poor people who had little to hold on to.

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I cannot imagine a Christian who does not know how to smile. May we joyfully witness to our faith.

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The Church in the Philippines is called to acknowledge and combat the causes of the deeply rooted inequality and injustice which mar the face of Filipino society, plainly contradicting the teaching of Christ.

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Obsession with a consumerist lifestyle, above all when few people are capable of maintaining it, can only lead to violence and mutual destruction.

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The climate is a common good, belonging to all and meant for all.

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It means protecting people, showing loving concern for each and every person, especially children, the elderly, those in need, who are often the last we think about.

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To imitate the hatred and violence of tyrants and murderers is the best way to take their place.

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American Catholics are committed to building a society which is truly tolerant and inclusive, to safeguarding the rights of individuals and communities, and to rejecting every form of unjust discrimination. With countless other people of good will, they are likewise concerned that efforts to build a just and wisely ordered society respect their deepest concerns and their right to religious liberty.

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God loves us. May we discover the beauty of loving and being loved.

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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.

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And does not true freedom mean choosing ways in this world that lead to the good of all and are guided by love?

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Let us remember well, however, that whenever food is thrown out it is as if it were stolen from the table of the poor, from the hungry!

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As the son of an immigrant family, I am happy to be a guest in U.S, which was largely built by such families.

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Fundamental relationships are being called into question, as is the very basis of marriage and the family. I can only reiterate the importance and, above all, the richness and the beauty of family life.

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I want the Church to go out onto the streets, I want us to resist everything worldly, everything static, everything comfortable...eve rything that might make us closed in on ourselves.

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Wine is a sign of happiness, love and plenty, how many of our adolescents and young people sense that these are no longer found in their homes? How many women, sad and lonely, wonder when love left, when it slipped away from their lives? How many elderly people feel left out of family celebrations, cast aside and longing each day for a little love?

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Mercy is the true power that can save humanity and the world from sin and evil.

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The time has come for the Church to take up the joyful call to mercy once more. It is time to return to the basics and to bear the weaknesses and struggles of our brothers and sisters. Mercy is the force that reawakens us to new life and instils in us the courage to look to the future with hope.

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Let us not allow ourselves to be robbed of missionary enthusiasm!

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Whenever we encounter another person in love, we learn something new about God.

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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!

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We have created new idols. The worship of the ancient golden calf (cf. Ex 32:1-35) has returned in a new and ruthless guise in the idolatry of money and the dictatorship of an impersonal economy lacking a truly human purpose. The worldwide crisis affecting finance and the economy lays bare their imbalances and, above all, their lack of real concern for human beings; man is reduced to one of his needs alone: consumption.

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We cannot keep ourselves shut up in parishes, in our communities, when so many people are waiting for the Gospel!

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