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I Made Reference Continuously To The Killings, The Death, The Life Taken By All Of These Narcotrafficking Gangs And Human Smugglers. I Spoke Of This Problem As One Of The Wounds That Mexico Suffers. It's A Great Pain That I'm Taking, Because This Nation [mexicans] Doesn't Deserve A Drama Like This One.

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I Made Reference Continuously

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I Made Reference Continuously To The Killings, The Death, The Life Taken By All Of These Narcotrafficking Gangs And Human Smugglers. I Spoke Of This Problem As One Of The Wounds That Mexico Suffers. It's A Great Pain That I'm Taking, Because This Nation [mexicans] Doesn't Deserve A Drama Like This One.

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Each Of Us Has A Vision Of Good And Of Evil. We Have To Encourage People To Move Towards What They Think Is Good... Everyone Has His Own Idea Of Good And Evil And Must Choose To Follow The Good And Fight Evil As He Conceives Them. That Would Be Enough To Make The World A Better Place.

There Are Some Things We Really Need To Take Care Of: The Children, And Grandparents. Children, Whether They Are Young Or Older, They Are The Strength That Moves Us Forward. We Place Our Hope In Them.grandparents Are The Living Memory Of The Family. They Passed On The Faith, They Transmitted The Faith, To Us.

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.

We Are All Sinners. But God Heals Us With An Abundance Of Grace, Mercy And Tenderness

There Is A Danger That Threatens Everyone In The Church, All Of Us. The Danger Of Worldliness. It Leads Us To Vanity, Arrogance And Pride.

We Must Not Reduce The Bosom Of The Universal Church To A Nest Protecting Our Mediocrity.

Dear Young People, Jesus Wants To Be Your Friend, And Wants You To Spread The Joy Of This Friendship Everywhere.

I Would Like To Ask You All To See A Ray Of Hope As Well In The Eyes And Hearts Of Refugees And Of Those Who Have Been Forcibly Displaced. A Hope That Is Expressed In Expectations For The Future, In The Desire For Friendship, In The Wish To Participate In The Host Society Also Through Learning The Language, Access To Employment And The Education Of Children. I Admire The Courage Of Those Who Hope To Be Able Gradually To Resume A Normal Life, Waiting For Joy And Love To Return To Brighten Their Existence. We Can And Must All Nourish This Hope!

The Family Remains The Basic Unit Of Society And The First School In Which Children Learn The Human, Spiritual And Moral Values Which Enable Them To Be A Beacon Of Goodness, Integrity And Justice In Our Communities.

When We Do Not Profess Jesus Christ, We Profess The Worldliness Of The Devil, A Demonic Worldliness.

The Pope Is A Man. The Pope Needs The Input Of Women, Too. And The Pope, Too, Has A Heart That Can Have A Healthy, Holy Friendship With A Woman.

Truth, According To The Christian Faith, Is God's Love For Us In Jesus Christ. Therefore, Truth Is A Relationship.

There Is Never A Reason To Lose Hope. Jesus Says: “i Am With You Until The End Of The World.

Being Christian Without The Church Doesn't Make Sense. That's Why The Great Paul Vi, Said That The Most Absurd Dichotomy Is Loving Christ Without The Church. To Listen To Christ, But Not The Church. To Be With Christ, But Stay At The Margins Of The Church. It's Not Possible. It's An Absurd Dichotomy.

The Lord Is Always There Waiting To Give Us His Love: It Is An Amazing Thing, One Which Never Ceases To Surprise Us!

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?

Among Us, Who Is Above Must Be In Service Of The Others. This Doesn't Mean We Have To Wash Each Other's Feet Every Day, But We Must Help One Another.

Ask Yourselves This Question: How Often Is Jesus Inside And Knocking At The Door To Be Let Out, To Come Out?

In A Word: Charity Cannot Be Neutral, Antiseptic, Indifferent, Lukewarm Or Impartial! Charity Is Infectious, It Excites, It Risks And It Engages! For True Charity Is Always Unmerited, Unconditional And Gratuitous!

In The Gospel We Have Just Heard, Jesus, The Master, Teaches The Crowds And The Small Group Of His Disciples By Accommodating Himself To Their Ability To Understand. ... Jesus Does Not Seek To 'play The Professor.' Instead, He Seeks To Reach People's Hearts, Their Understanding And Their Lives, So That They May Bear Fruit.

Politics Is A Noble Activity. We Should Revalue It, Practise It With Vocation And A Dedication That Requires Testimony, Martyrdom, That Is To Die For The Common Good.

Politics Is The Most Important Of The Civil Activities And Has Its Own Field Of Action, Which Is Not That Of Religion.

Our World Needs Good And Strong Families.

I See Clearly That The Thing The Church Needs Most Today Is The Ability To Heal Wounds And To Warm The Hearts Of The Faithful; It Needs Nearness, Proximity. I See The Church As A Field Hospital After Battle... The Church Sometimes Has Locked Itself Up In Small Things, In Small-minded Rules. The Most Important Thing Is The First Proclamation: Jesus Christ Has Saved You.

I Do Not Believe, That It Is True Or Right That Islam Is Terrorist.

I Would Like To Say Something Just About The Mexican People. It Is A Population That Has A Wealth, Such Great Wealth, A People That Surprises.

And With The Grace Of Baptism And Of Eucharistic Communion I Can Become An Instrument Of God's Mercy, Of That Beautiful Mercy Of God.

If One Has The Answers To All The Questions - That Is The Proof That God Is Not With Him. It Means That He Is A False Prophet Using Religion For Himself. The Great Leaders Of The People Of God, Like Moses, Have Always Left Room For Doubt. You Must Leave Room For The Lord, Not For Our Certainties; We Must Be Humble.

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