Pope Francis
Pope Francis
Pope Francisis the 266th and current Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, a title he holds ex officio as Bishop of Rome, and Sovereign of the Vatican City. He chose Francis as his papal name in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi. Francis is the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere and the first non-European pope since the Syrian Gregory III, who died in 741...
NationalityArgentinian
ProfessionReligious Leader
Date of Birth17 December 1936
CityBuenos Aires, Argentina
My people are poor and I am one of them
Wasting food is like stealing from the poor.
The poor is the center of the Gospel. If we take out the poor, we cannot understand the message of Christ
None of us can think we are exempt from concerns for the poor and for social justice.
REJECT ALL FORMS OF CORRUPTION THAT DIVERT RESOURCES FROM THE POOR
Be close tot he poor, the needy, to touch in their flesh the flesh of Jesus. Be close, please
We have to state, without mincing words, that there is an inseparable bond between our faith and the poor. May we never abandon them.
Jesus teaches us to put the needs of the poor ahead of our own, our needs, even if legitimate, will never be so urgent as those of the poor, who lack the necessities of life,
Oh, how I would like a poor Church, and for the poor.
Our faith in Christ, who became poor, and was always close to the poor and the outcast, is the basis of our concern for the integral development of society’s most neglected members.
Whenever our interior life becomes caught up in its own interests and concerns, there is no longer room for others, no place for the poor.
In a very real way, the poor are our teachers. They show us that people’s value is not measured by their possessions or how much money they have in the bank. A poor person, a person lacking material possessions, always maintains his or her dignity. The poor can teach us much about humility and trust in God.
A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges is not Christian. This is not in the Gospel.
Abortion isn't a lesser evil, it's a crime. Taking one life to save another, that's what the Mafia does. It's a crime. It's an absolute evil.