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Sometimes Negative News Does Come Out, But It Is Often Exaggerated And Manipulated To Spread Scandal. Journalists Sometimes Risk Becoming Ill From Coprophilia And Thus Fomenting Coprophagia: Which Is A Sin That Taints All Men And Women, That Is, The Tendency To Focus On The Negative Rather Than The Positive Aspects.

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Sometimes Negative News Does

Pope Francis

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Sometimes Negative News Does Come Out, But It Is Often Exaggerated And Manipulated To Spread Scandal. Journalists Sometimes Risk Becoming Ill From Coprophilia And Thus Fomenting Coprophagia: Which Is A Sin That Taints All Men And Women, That Is, The Tendency To Focus On The Negative Rather Than The Positive Aspects.

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We Cannot Be Part-time Christians! We Should Seek To Live Our Faith At Every Moment Of Every Day.

People Have To Struggle To Live And, Frequently, To Live In An Undignified Way. One Cause Of This Situation, In My Opinion, Is In The Our Relationship With Money, And Our Acceptance Of Its Power Over Ourselves And Our Society.

Money Must Serve, Not Rule! The Pope Loves Everyone, Rich And Poor Alike, But He Is Obliged In The Name Of Christ To Remind All That The Rich Must Help, Respect And Promote The Poor. I Exhort You To Generous Solidarity And A Return Of Economics And Finance To An Ethical Approach Which Favours Human Beings.

Once Man Has Lost The Fundamental Orientation Which Unifies His Existence, He Breaks Down Into The Multiplicity Of His Desires; In Refusing To Await The Time Of Promise, His Life-story Disintegrates Into A Myriad Of Unconnected Instants.

A Simple Lifestyle Is Good For Us, Helping Us To Better Share With Those In Need.

I Wish Everyone A Wonderful World Cup, Played In A Spirit Of True Fraternity.

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

Today People Are Suffering From Poverty, But Also From Lack Of Love

Living Together Is An Art. It's A Patient Art, It's A Beautiful Art, It's Fascinating.

If We Don't Learn How To Cry, We Can't Be Good Christians. This Is A Challenge. Don't Be Frightened Of Crying.

Today One Can Read The Gospel Also On So Many Technological Instruments. You Can Carry The Whole Bible On Your Mobile Phone, On Your Tablet. It Is Important To Read The Word Of God, By Any Means, But By Reading The Word Of God: Jesus Speaks To Us There! And Welcome It With An Open Heart. Then The Good Seed Will Bear Fruit!

Christians Know How To Face Difficulties, Trials And Defeat With Serenity And Hope In The Lord.

The Church Of Rome, The Pope Has Always Said, 'seek Peace.'

We See That There Are Two Worms That Eat The Fabric Of The Church, Weakening Her. Rivalry And Vainglory Go Against This Harmony, This Agreement.

And Now I Would Like To Give The Blessing, But First - First I Ask A Favor Of You: Before The Bishop Blesses His People, I Ask You To Pray To The Lord That He Will Bless Me: The Prayer Of The People Asking The Blessing For Their Bishop.

Missionaries Never Give Up On Their Dream Of Peace, Even When They Experience Difficulties And Persecution, Which Makes Their Presence Strongly Felt Today.

Yet Only When We Come To Understand, In The Light Of The Cross, The Evil We Are Capable Of, And Have Even Been A Part Of, Can We Experience True Remorse And True Repentance.

We Pray For The Many Brothers And Sisters Who Seek Refuge Far From Their Native Lands, Who Seek A Home Where They Can Live Without Fear: That They Might Always Be Respected In Their Dignity.

The Big Bang, Which Today We Hold To Be The Origin Of The World, Does Not Contradict The Intervention Of The Divine Creator But, Rather, Requires It.

Religious Freedom Is A Fundamental Human Right.

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All Of Us Are Called To Fight #‎ Humantraffickin G And #‎ Slavery .

If Globalization Seeks To Bring All Of Us Together, But To Do So Respecting Each Person, Each Individual Person's Peculiarity, That Globalization Is Good And Makes Us Good And Grow And Leads To Peace.

Man Has Slapped Nature In The Face. If You Slap It, It Will Slap You Back.

God Never Tires Of Forgiving Us.

In The Poor And Outcast We See Christ’s Face; By Loving And Helping The Poor, We Love And Serve Christ.

Open Your Hearts To The Lord. The Lord Is Waiting For You And The Church Will Welcome You If Your Willingness To Serve Good Is As Clear And Public As Your Choice To Serve Evil Was.

Jesus Kept His Wounds So That We Would Experience His Mercy. This Is Our Strength And Our Hope.

Don't Be Afraid To Go To The Sacrament Of Confession, Where You Will Meet Jesus Who Forgives You.

A Person Who Thinks Only About Building Walls, Wherever They May Be - And Not Building Bridges - Is Not Christian.

Your Sins Are Great? Just Tell The Lord: Forgive Me, Help Me To Get Up Again, Change My Heart!

Filipinos Are Called To Be Outstanding Missionaries Of Faith In Asia

None Of Us Can Think We Are Exempt From Concerns For The Poor And For Social Justice.

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