Pope Francis Quotes

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All political activity must serve and promote the good of the human person and be based on respect for his or her dignity.

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Going out to others in order to reach the fringes of humanity does not mean rushing out aimlessly into the world. Often it is better simply to slow down, to put aside our eagerness in order to see and listen to others, to stop rushing from one thing to another and to remain with someone who has faltered along the way.

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Be present to those who, living in the midst of a society burdened by poverty and corruption, are broken in spirit, tempted to give up, to leave school and to live on the streets.

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It is the Paraclete Spirit, the "Comforter", who grants us the courage to take to the streets of the world, bringing the Gospel! The Holy Spirit makes us look to the horizon and drive us to the very outskirts of existence in order to proclaim life in Jesus Christ. Let us ask ourselves: do we tend to stay closed in on ourselves, on our group, or do we let the Holy Spirit open us to mission?

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It seems clear to me also that climate change is a problem which can no longer be left to our future generation.

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The Pope appeals for disinterested solidarity and for a return to person-centred ethics in the world of finance and economics.

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Faith transforms the whole person precisely to the extent that he or she becomes open to love.

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God asks everything of us, yet at the same time he offers everything to us.

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We cannot live as Christians separate from the rock who is Christ. He gives us strength and stability, but also joy and serenity.

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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.

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The earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth. In many parts of the planet, the elderly lament that once beautiful landscapes are now covered with rubbish.

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Every Christian is a missionary to the extent that he or she bears witness to God's love. Be missionaries of God's tenderness!

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My brothers, the United States Bishops, have reminded us, all are called to be vigilant, precisely as good citizens, to preserve and defend that freedom from everything that would threaten or compromise it.

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Dear young people, Jesus gives us life, life in abundance. If we are close to him we will have joy in our hearts and a smile on our face.

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Let us pray for peace, and let us bring it about, starting in our own homes.

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The thing the Church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful.

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The first setting in which faith enlightens the human city is the family.

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Proclaim the beauty and truth of the Christian message to a society which is tangent by confusing presentations of sexuality, marriage and the family.

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The fight against poverty and hunger must be fought constantly and on many fronts, especially in its causes.

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Religious freedom certainly means the right to worship God, individually and in community, as our consciences dictate. But religious liberty, by its nature, transcends places of worship and the private sphere of individuals and families.

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To use a telling phrase of the Reverend Martin Luther King, we can say that we have defaulted on a promissory note and now is the time to honor it.

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A simple lifestyle is good for us, helping us to better share with those in need.

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How many kinds of moral and material poverty we face today as a result of denying God and putting so many idols in his place!

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It is difficult to judge the past by the criteria of the present.

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The world tells us to seek success, power and money; God tells us to seek humility, service and love.

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The Gospel calls individual Christians to live lives of honesty, integrity and concern for the common good.. to create circles of integrity.., networks of solidarity which can expand to embrace and transform society by their prophetic witness.

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Once capital becomes an idol and guides people's decisions, once greed for money presides over the entire socioeconomic system, it ruins society, it condemns and enslaves men and women, it destroys human fraternity, it sets people against one another and it even puts at risk our common home.

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The pace of consumption, waste and environmental change has so stretched the planet's capacity that our contemporary lifestyle, unsustainable as it is, can only precipitate catastrophes, such as those which even now periodically occur in different areas of the world... we need to reflect on our accountability before those who will have to endure the dire consequences.

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Embrace with tender affection the whole of humanity, especially the poorest, the weakest, the least important...

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Laboratories are useful, but reflection for us must always start from experience.

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