Top 1404 Quotes & Sayings by Pope Francis - Page 24

The victims of problems of the family are the children. The children. Even of problems that neither husband nor wife have a say in.

I believe that in pretty much every religion there is always a small group of fundamentalists.

There is another temptation which we must especially guard against: the simplistic reductionism which sees only good or evil; or, if you will, the righteous and sinners. The contemporary world, with its open wounds which affect so many of our brothers and sisters, demands that we confront every form of polarization which would divide it into these two camps.

The Golden Rule reminds us of our responsibility to protect and defend human life at every stage of its development. This conviction has led me, from the beginning of my ministry, to advocate at different levels for the global abolition of the death penalty.

Poverty is part of the natural condition and that is bad enough. But my task is to prevent the aggravation of this condition.

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.

It's true, harm to Catholics must always be avoided, and all of us do this...but not at the price of the truth!

When I had to say something that I didn't like to Turkey, but of which I was sure, I said it, with the consequences that you all know [Editor's note: a reference to his comments on the Armenian Genocide]. I said these words ... I was sure

Not all Muslims are violent, not all Catholics are violent. It is like a fruit salad; there's everything. There are violent persons of this religion.

I do not believe it is right to identify Islam with violence. This is not right or true.

The youth say stupid things and they say good things, as we do, as everyone does. But hear them, speak with them, because we must learn from them and they must learn from me, from us.

The charismatics confused the holy liturgy with a school of samba, but than I was converted when I got to know them better and saw the good they do.

The first genocide of the 21st century was against you, the Armenian people.

God chooses the Pope and God also made men and women different.

If I speak of Islamic violence, I must speak of Catholic violence.

We can coexist well [with Muslims]. But there are fundamentalist groups.

All of us benefit from remembering our past. A people which remembers does not repeat past errors; instead, it looks with confidence to the challenges of the present and the future.

When I confess a couple who have kids, a married couple, I ask, 'how many children do you have?' Some get worried and think the priest will ask why I don't have more. I would make a second question, 'Do you play with your children?' The majority say, 'but father, I have no time. I work all day.'

I had a long conversation with the imam, the Grand Imam of the Al-Azhar University, and I know how they think... They seek peace, encounter.

Business is a noble vocation, directed to producing wealth and improving the world. It can be a fruitful source of prosperity for the area in which it operates, especially if it sees the creation of jobs as an essential part of its service to the common good. This common good also includes the earth... the environmental challenge we are undergoing, and its human roots, concern and affect us all.

The people of America, are not fearful of foreigners, because most of us were once foreigners.

I'm the type of human who is interested most in the truth. God gave me a healthy love for the truth.

The world is polarized. The middle class becomes smaller. The polarization makes the difference between rich and the poor big. This is true.

There is nothing the Church can do except try to educate people to become good consumers.