Pope Francis Quotes & Sayings (Page 10)

“Oh, how I would like a poor Church, and for the poor.”

“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.”

“A Christian who does not pray for those who govern is not a good Christian.”

“Religion has the right to express its opinion in the service of the people, but God in creation has set us free: it is not possible to interfere spiritually in the life of a person.”

“Right now, we don't have a very good relation with creation.”

“Human self-understanding changes with time, and so also human consciousness deepens.”

“Worshipping is stripping ourselves of our idols, even the most hidden ones, and choosing the Lord as the centre, as the highway of our lives.”

“Leaders of the Church have often been Narcissus, flattered and sickeningly excited by their courtiers. The court is the leprosy of the papacy.”

“More and more people work on Sundays as a consequence of the competitiveness imposed by a consumer society.”

“I dream of a church that is a mother and shepherdess.”