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Despite The Slowness, The Infidelity, The Errors And Sins It Committed And Might Still Commit Against Its Members, The Church, Trust Me, Has No Other Meaning And Goal But To Live And Witness Jesus.

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Despite The Slowness, The Infidelity, The Errors And Sins It Committed And Might Still Commit Against Its Members, The Church, Trust Me, Has No Other Meaning And Goal But To Live And Witness Jesus.

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True Love Does Not Pay Attention To The Evil It Suffers. It Rejoices In Doing Good.

The Gospel, Radiant With The Glory Of Christ’s Cross, Constantly Invites Us To Rejoice.

Not So Much Anymore But Some Years Ago In My Homeland There Was A Habit, Something Called 'casamiento De Apuro,' A Marriage In Haste Because The Baby Is Coming And To Cover Socially The Honor Of The Family. There, They Weren't Free And It Happened Many Times This Marriage Is Null. As A Bishop I Forbade My Priests To Do This.

Peace Is Always Possible But We Have To Seek It. Let Us Pray For Peace.

I Wish To Make Add My Voice To The Cry Which Rises Up With Increasing Anguish From Every Part Of The World, From Every People, From The Heart Of Each Person, From The One Great Family Which Is Humanity: It Is The Cry For Peace!

I Don’t Know If It Is All (man’s Fault) But The Majority Is, For The Most Part, It Is Man Who Continuously Slaps Down Nature.

Accept The Risen Jesus Into Your Life. Even If You Have Been Far Away, Take A Small Step Towards Him. He Awaits You With Open Arms.

Essential To The Attainment Of These National Goals Is The Moral Imperative Of Ensuring Social Justice And Respect For Human Dignity. The Great Biblical Tradition Enjoins On All Peoples The Duty To Hear The Voice Of The Poor. It Bids Us To Break The Bonds Of Injustice And Oppression Which Give Rise To Glaring, And Indeed, Scandalous Social Inequalities. Reforming The Social Structures Which Perpetuate Poverty And The Exclusion Of The Poor First Requires A Conversion Of Mind And Heart.

I Join The March For Life In Washington With My Prayers. May God Help Us Respect All Life, Especially The Most Vulnerable.

The Life Of Jesus Is A Life For Others. It Is A Life Of Service.

Forgiveness Is Not A Result Of Our Efforts, But Is A Gift. It Is A Gift Of The Holy Spirit Who Showers Us With Mercy And Grace That Pours Forth Unceasingly From The Open Heart Of Christ Crucified And Risen.

The Culture Of Comfort, Which Makes Us Think Only Of Ourselves, Makes Us Insensitive To The Cries Of Other People.

Tell Me: When God Looks At A Gay Person, Does He Endorse The Existence Of This Person With Love, Or Reject And Condemn This Person?... It Is Necessary To Accompany Them With Mercy.

It Might Be Better - More Comfortable - To Have A Dog And Two Cats. All The Love Is Focused On The Cats And The Dog. Am I Right Or Wrong Here? Have You Seen It? At The End Of This Marriage, Comes Old Age And Loneliness.

May The God Of Peace Arouse In All An Authentic Desire For Dialogue And Reconciliation. Violence Cannot Be Overcome With Violence. Violence Is Overcome With Peace.

In Imitation Of Our Master, We Christians Are Called To Confront The Poverty Of Our Brothers And Sisters, To Touch It, To Make It Our Own And To Take Practical Steps To Alleviate It.

Human Self-understanding Changes With Time, And So Also Human Consciousness Deepens.

In A World Like This, Media Can Help Us To Feel Closer To One Another, Creating A Sense Of Unity Of The Human Family Which Can In Turn Inspire Solidarity And Serious Efforts To Ensure A More Dignified Life For All.

There Are No Part-time Christians.

We Just Cannot Worry About Ourselves.

I Don't Live In The Papal Residence. I Live In A Simple Apartment Behind The Vatican Gas Station.

Religious Life Ought To Promote Growth In The Church By Way Of Attraction. The Church Must Be Attractive. Wake Up The World! Be Witnesses Of A Different Way Of Doing Things, Of Acting, Of Living! It Is Possible To Live Differently In This World.

Tell Me, When You Give Alms Do You Look Into The Eyes Of The Man Or Woman To Whom You Give Alms? . . . And When You Give Alms, Do You Touch The Hand Of The One To Whom You Give Alms, Or Do You Toss The Coin?

It Is Important To Integrate Immigrants Into Society And To Welcome Them In The Church Community

The Process Of Healing Also Needs To Include The Pursuit Of Truth, Not For The Sake Of Opening Old Wounds, But Rather As A Necessary Means Of Promoting Justice, Healing And Unity.

It Is Better To Have A Church That Is Wounded But Out In The Streets Than A Church That Is Sick Because It Is Closed In On Itself.

One Cannot Provoke, One Cannot Insult Other People's Faith, One Cannot Make Fun Of Faith.

Dear Young People, Let Us Not Be Satisfied With A Mediocre Life. Be Amazed By What Is True And Beautiful, What Is Of God!

We Don't Need Youth Museums But We Do Need Holy Young People.

I Make A Forceful And Urgent Call To The Entire Catholic Church, And Also To Every Christian Of Other Confessions, As Well As To Followers Of Every Religion And To Those Brothers And Sisters Who Do Not Believe: Peace Is A Good Which Overcomes Every Barrier, Because It Belongs To All Of Humanity!

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