Life Quotes

“But there are many walls around the world, probably less famous. Where there’s a wall, there is a closed heart; where there’s a wall, there is the suffering of a brother and a sister who cannot cross it; where there’s a wall, there is division between peoples, and that is not good for the future of humankind. And if we are divided, friendship and solidarity are absent. We must follow the example of Jesus instead, who united everyone with his blood. But walls are not just physical: when we’re not at peace with someone, a wall comes between us. How beautiful the world would be if there were bridges instead of barriers: people could meet and live together under the sign of brotherhood, reducing inequality and expanding freedom and human rights. Wherever there are walls, on the other hand, we see the proliferation of mafias, criminal behavior, dishonest scoundrels exploiting people’s weakness and subjecting them to fear and loneliness. We are Christians! So we must love our neighbors unconditionally, without borders, without limits of any kind, going beyond the walls of selfishness and personal”
― Pope Francis, Life: My Story Through History—An Autobiography of the Life and Legacy of Pope Francis

“just want to say that God loves everyone, especially sinners. And if my brother bishops, according to their discernment, decide not to follow this path it doesn’t mean that this is the antechamber to schism, because the Church’s doctrine is not brought into question. Even in the synod on synodality, due to conclude in October 2024, more attention to and acceptance of members of this community and their parents has been requested. They are all children of God and must be welcomed with open arms. This does not mean the Church is in favor of same-sex marriage: we do not have the power to change the sacraments created by the Lord. Marriage is one of the seven sacraments and provides only for the union of a man and a woman. Leave well enough alone.”
― Pope Francis, Life: My Story Through History—An Autobiography of the Life and Legacy of Pope Francis

“The Poor have sufficient dignity to sit at our meetings, participate in our discussions, and bring bread to their own tables. It is about much more than 'social assistance' or 'welfare': we are speaking of a conversion and transformation of our priorities and of the place of others in our policies and in the social order.”
― Pope Francis, Life: My Story Through History