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It's Important If You Can Do Good With Power. And Jesus Defined Power, True Power Is To Serve, To Do Service, To Do The Most Humble Services, And I Must Still Make Progress On This Path Of Service Because I Feel That I Don't Do Everything I Should Do. That's The Sense I Have Of Power.

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It's Important If You Can Do Good With Power. And Jesus Defined Power, True Power Is To Serve, To Do Service, To Do The Most Humble Services, And I Must Still Make Progress On This Path Of Service Because I Feel That I Don't Do Everything I Should Do. That's The Sense I Have Of Power.

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During My Visit To The Philippines, I Wanted In A Particular Way To Meet With Young People, To Listen To You And To Talk To You. I Want To Express The Love And The Hopes Of The Church For You. And I Want To Encourage You As Christian Citizens Of This Country To Offer Yourselves Passionately And Honestly To The Great Work Of Renewing Your Society And Helping To Build A Better World.

Each Encounter With Jesus Fills Us With Joy, With That Deep Joy Which Only God Can Give.

Confession Is The Sacrament Of The Tenderness Of God, His Way Of Embracing Us.

In These Cases, Where There Is An Unjust Aggression, I Can Only Say That It Is Licit To Stop The Unjust Aggressor. I Emphasize The Word: "stop". I'm Not Saying Drop Bombs, Make War, But Stop The Aggressor. The Means Used To Stop Him Would Have To Be Evaluated.

Advent Increases Our Hope, A Hope Which Does Not Disappoint. The Lord Never Lets Us Down.

Jesus Receives Us With All Of Our Limitations, He Bring Us The Mercy Of The Father Who Forgives Us, And Transforms Our Heart, Rendering It A New Heart, Capable Of Loving Him, Who Loved His Own To The End (cf. John 13:1). And This Love Is Manifested In His Mercy. Jesus Always Forgives Us.

If Globalization Is A Sphere, Where Each Point Is Equidistant From The Centre, Then It Isn't Good Because It Annuls Each Of Us. But If Globalization Joins Us As A Polyhedron Where We're All Together But Conserves The Dignity Of Each ... That's Good.

The Joy Of The Gospel Fills The Hearts And Lives Of All Who Encounter Jesus. Those Who Accept His Offer Of Salvation Are Set Free From Sin, Sorrow, Inner Emptiness, And Loneliness. With Christ Joy Is Constantly Born Anew.

Jesus’ Cross Shows The Full Force Of Evil, But Also The Full Power Of God’s Mercy.

Be Present To Those Who, Living In The Midst Of A Society Burdened By Poverty And Corruption, Are Broken In Spirit, Tempted To Give Up, To Leave School And To Live On The Streets.

A Beautiful Homily, A Genuine Sermon, Must Begin With The First Proclamation, With The Proclamation Of Salvation. There Is Nothing More Solid, Deep And Sure Than This Proclamation.

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.

The Gospel Calls Individual Christians To Live Lives Of Honesty, Integrity And Concern For The Common Good.. To Create Circles Of Integrity.., Networks Of Solidarity Which Can Expand To Embrace And Transform Society By Their Prophetic Witness.

These Days There Is A Lot Of Poverty In The World, And That's A Scandal When We Have So Many Riches And Resources To Give To Everyone. We All Have To Think About How We Can Become A Little Poorer.

No Act Of Virtue Can Be Great If It Is Not Followed By Advantage For Others. So, No Matter How Much Time You Spend Fasting, No Matter How Much You Sleep On A Hard Floor And Eat Ashes And Sigh Continually, If You Do No Good To Others, You Do Nothing Great.

Human Rights Are Not Only Violated By Terrorism, Repression Or Assassination, But Also By Unfair Economic Structures That Creates Huge Inequalities.

Economic Inequality

To Be Good Christians You Have To Contemplate The Suffering Humanity Of Jesus. "how Can We Bear Witness? Contemplate Jesus. How Can We Forgive? Contemplate Jesus Suffering. How Can We Not Hate Our Neighbor? Contemplate Jesus Suffering. How Can We Avoid Gossiping About Our Neighbor? Contemplate Jesus Suffering. There Is No Other Way". These Virtues Are The Those Of The Father, Who Forgives Us Always, And Our Lady, Our Mother, Shares In These Virtues Too.

I Then Greet And Cordially Thank You All, Dear Friends Belonging To Other Religious Traditions; First Of All The Muslims, Who Worship The One God, Living And Merciful, And Call Upon Him In Prayer, And All Of You. I Really Appreciate Your Presence: In It I See A Tangible Sign Of The Will To Grow In Mutual Esteem And Cooperation For The Common Good Of Humanity.

I Sincerely Hope I Can Contribute To The Progress There Has Been In Relations Between Jews And Catholics Since The Second Vatican Council In A Spirit Of Renewed Collaboration.

Although It Is A Symbol Of Life, The Female Body Is Unfortunately Not Rarely Attacked And Disfigured, Even By Those Who Should Be Its Protector And Life Companion.

The Family Is Where We Are Formed As People. Every Family Is A Brick In The Building Of Society

...we Must Also Acknowledge That The Majority Of The Men And Women Of Our Time Continue To Live Daily In Situations Of Insecurity, With Dire Consequences. Certain Pathologies Are Increasing, With Their Psychological Consequences; Fear And Desperation Grip The Hearts Of Many People, Even In The So-called Rich Countries; The Joy Of Life Is Diminishing; Indecency And Violence Are On The Rise; Poverty Is Becoming More And More Evident. People Have To Struggle To Live And, Frequently, To Live In An Undignified Way.

We Can Walk When We Want To, We Can Build Many Things, But If We Do Not Witness To Jesus Christ Then It Doesn't Matter. We Might Become A Philanthropic Ngo But We Wouldn't Be The Church, The Bride Of The Lord.

It Is Necessary To Broaden The Opportunities For A Stronger Presence Of Women In The Church.

In This Work (peace Building), The Role Of Religion Is Fundamental. It Is Not Possible To Build Bridges Between People While Forgetting God, ... But The Converse Is Also True: It Is Not Possible To Establish True Links With God While Ignoring Other People. Hence It Is Important To Intensify Dialogue Among The Various Religions, And I Am Thinking Particularly Of Dialogue With Islam.

I Address A Strong Appeal From My Heart That The Dignity And Safety Of The Worker Always Be Protected.

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