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There Is A Need For Financial Reform Along Ethical Lines That Would Produce In Its Turn An Economic Reform To Benefit Everyone. This Would Nevertheless Require A Courageous Change Of Attitude On The Part Of Political Leaders.

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There Is A Need

Pope Francis

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There Is A Need For Financial Reform Along Ethical Lines That Would Produce In Its Turn An Economic Reform To Benefit Everyone. This Would Nevertheless Require A Courageous Change Of Attitude On The Part Of Political Leaders.

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The Charismatics Confused The Holy Liturgy With A School Of Samba, But Than I Was Converted When I Got To Know Them Better And Saw The Good They Do.

Pay Attention, My Young Friends: To Go Against The Current; This Is Good For The Heart, But We Need Courage To Swim Against The Tide. ... We Christians Were Not Chosen By The Lord For Little Things; Push Onwards Toward The Highest Principles. Stake Your Lives On Noble Ideals, My Dear Young People!

A Christian Who Does Not Protect Creation, Who Does Not Let It Grow, Is A Christian Who Does Not Care About The Work Of God, That Work That Was Born From The Love Of God For Us. And This Is The First Response To The First Creation: Protect Creation, Make It Grow.

Don't Confuse The Evil Of Avoiding Pregnancy By Itself, With Abortion. Abortion Is Not A Theological Problem, It Is A Human Problem, It Is A Medical Problem. You Kill One Person To Save Another, In The Best Case Scenario.

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I Ask All People Of Goodwill To Help Build A Culture Of Encounter, Solidarity And Peace

The Media Only Writes About The Sinners And The Scandals, He Said, But That's Normal, Because 'a Tree That Falls Makes More Noise Than A Forest That Grows.

From The Peak Of Chimborazo (volcano) To The Pacific Coast, From The Amazon Rainforest To The Galapagos Islands, May You Never Lose The Ability To Thank God For What He Has Done And Is Doing For You, May You Never Lose The Ability To Protect What Is Small And Simple, To Care For Your Children And Your Elderly, To Have Confidence In The Young, And To Be Constantly Struck By The Nobility Of Your People And The Singular Beauty Of Your Country.

Christ Comes Among Us At Christmas: It Is The Perfect Time For A Personal Encounter With The Lord.

Christianity Spreads Through The Joy Of Disciples Who Know That They Are Loved And Saved.

A Good Teacher Does Not Get Lost In The Details, But Points To What Is Essential So That The Child Or Student Can Find Meaning And Joy In Life.

Things Have A Price And Can Be For Sale. But People Have A Dignity That Is Priceless And Worth Far More Than Things.

You Can Have Large Projects And Implement Them By Means Of A Few Of The Smallest Things. Or You Can Use Weak Means That Are More Effective Than Strong Ones, As Paul Also Said In His First Letter To The Corinthians. [...] The Wisdom Of Discernment Redeems The Necessary Ambiguity Of Life And Helps Us Find The Most Appropriate Means, Which Do Not Always Coincide With What Looks Great And Strong.

Together With The Social Responsibility Of Businesses, There Is Also The Social Responsibility Of Consumers. Every Person Ought To Have The Awareness That 'purchasing Is Always A Moral-and Not Simply An Economic-act.

Families Have A Citizenship Which Is Divine. The Identity Card They Have Is Given To Them By God. So That Within The Heart Of The Family, Truth, Goodness And Beauty May Truly Grow.

Money At The Service Of Life Can Be Managed In The Right Way By Cooperatives, On Condition That It Is A Real Cooperative Where Capital Does Not Have Command Over Men But Men Over Capital.

The Pope Appeals For Disinterested Solidarity And For A Return To Person-centred Ethics In The World Of Finance And Economics.

The Life Of A Family Is Filled With Beautiful Moments: Rest, Meals Together, Walks In The Park Or The Countryside, Visits To Grandparents Or To A Sick Person... But If Love Is Missing, Joy Is Missing, Nothing Is Fun. Jesus Gives Always Gives Us That Love: He Is Its Endless Source. In The Sacrament He Gives Us His Word And He Gives Us The Bread Of Life, So That Our Joy May Be Complete.

I Believe That It Is Truly Important For Everyone To Confront In Dialogue The Historical Reality Of The Reformation, Its Consequences And The Responses It Elicited. Catholics And Lutherans Can Ask Forgiveness For The Harm They Have Caused One Another And For Their Offenses Committed In The Sight Of God. Together We Can Rejoice In The Longing For Unity Which The Lord Has Awakened In Our Hearts, And Which Makes Us Look With Hope To The Future.

We Ask For Peace And Freedom For The Many Men And Women Subject To Old And New Forms Of Enslavement On The Part Of Criminal Individuals And Groups.

You Cannot Be In A Position Of Power And Destroy The Life Of Another Person.

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[orthodox Patriarch] Kirill, My Brother. We Kissed Each Other, Embraced, And Then A Conversation For Two Hours. Old Age Doesn't Come On Its Own.two Hours Where We Spoke As Brothers, Sincerely And No One Knows What Was Spoke About, Only What We Said At The End Publicly About How We Felt As We Spoke.

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