Pope Francis Quotes - Page 54

• If a person has done wrong, is conscious of what he has done and does not say sorry, I ask God to take him into account. I forgive him, but he does not receive that forgiveness, he is closed to forgiveness. We must forgive, because we were all forgiven. It is another thing to receive that forgiveness.

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  Sorry, Forgiving, Doe

  "Pope Francis: "I'm not a star, but the servant of servants of God"". en.radiovaticana.va. September 28, 2015.

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• If priest is closed to forgiveness, he won't receive it, because he locked the door from the inside. And what remains is to pray for the Lord to open that door. To forgive you must be willing. But not everyone can receive or know how to receive it, or are just not willing to receive it.

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  Doors, Forgiving, Praying

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• I don't know how things stand in the thinking of the Italian parliament. The Pope doesn't get mixed up in Italian politics.

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  Italian, Thinking, Pope

  In-flight interview from Mexico to Rome, www.catholicnewsagency.com. February 18, 2016.

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• [Joseph Ratzinger] is a man who as the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith had everything in his hands. He conducted all the investigations, and went on, went on, went on, until he couldn't go any further in the execution.

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  Men, Hands, Execution

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• In the Pro-Eligendo Pontefice Mass, despite knowing that [ Joseph Ratzinger] was a candidate [to become Pope], he wasn't stupid, he didn't care to "make-up" his answer, he said exactly the same thing [that we needed to clean up the dirt of the Church]. He was the brave one who helped so many open this door. So, I want to remember him because sometimes we forget about this hidden works that were the foundations for "taking the lid off the pot."

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  Stupid, Doors, Knowing

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• I say only that this man [Donald Trump] is not Christian if he has said things like that [about wall]. We must see if he said things in that way and in this I give the benefit of the doubt.

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  Christian, Wall, Men

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• [Orthodox] are brothers, but I must respect them.

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  Brother, Orthodox

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• I will be praying with my best wishes that the Orthodox move ahead because they are brothers and their bishops are bishops like us.

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  Brother, Moving, Best Wishes

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• For example, this, what I said about the bishops who move pedophile priests, the best thing they can do is resign. This isn't a dogmatic thing, but this is what I think.

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  Moving, Thinking, Example

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• [Sviatoslav] Schevchuk, in the dogmatic part declares himself to be a son of the Church and in communion with the bishop of Rome and the Church. He speaks of the Pope and his closeness of the Pope and of himself, his faith, and also of the Orthodox people there. The dogmatic part, there's no difficulty. He's Orthodox in the good sense of the word, that is in Catholic doctrine, no.

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  Son, Rome, People

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• The Church of Rome, the Pope has always said, 'Seek peace.'

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  Rome, Church, Pope

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• Patriarch Kirill. I would prefer - because if I say one thing, I have to say another and another and another. I would prefer that what we spoke about, us, alone, will remain only what we said in public.

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  Said, Spokes, Patriarch

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• The Pope doesn't get mixed up in Italian politics.

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  Italian, Pope

  "[Full text] Pope Francis’ in-flight interview from Mexico to Rome". www.catholicworldreport.com. February 18, 2016.

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• Abortion is not the lesser of two evils. It is a crime. It is to throw someone out in order to save another. That's what the Mafia does.

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  Order, Two, Evil

  "Full text of Pope Francis' in-flight interview from Mexico to Rome". www.catholicnewsagency.com. February 18, 2016.

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• It [abortion] is a crime, an absolute evil.

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  Evil, Abortion, Crime

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• Don't confuse the evil of avoiding pregnancy by itself, with abortion.

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  Pregnancy, Evil, Abortion

  "Full text of Pope Francis' in-flight interview from Mexico to Rome". www.catholicnewsagency.com. February 18, 2016.

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• 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. Or to live comfortably, no? It's against the Hippocratic oaths doctors must take.

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  Doctors, Medical Problems, Abortion

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• [Abortion] is an evil in and of itself, but it is not a religious evil in the beginning, no, it's a human evil. Then obviously, as with every human evil, each killing is condemned.

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  Religious, Evil, Abortion

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• I had the habit of not accepting prizes or honors, but always, not out of humility, but because I don't like them.

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  Humility, Honor, Habit

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• Maybe it's a little crazy, but it's good to have it, but I just don't like [prizes or honors].

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  Crazy, Honor, Littles

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• Imagine, to become a priest there are eight years of study and preparation, and then if after a while you can't do it, you can ask for a dispensation, you leave, and everything is OK. On the other hand, to make a sacrament (marriage), which is for your whole life, three to four conferences...Preparation for marriage is very important. It's very, very important because I believe it is something that in the Church, in common pastoral ministry, at least in my country, in South America, the Church has not valued much.

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  Country, Believe, Hands

  "Full text of Pope Francis' in-flight interview from Mexico to Rome". www.catholicnewsagency.com. February 18, 2016.

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• 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.

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  Baby, Years, Honor

  "Full text of Pope Francis' in-flight interview from Mexico to Rome". www.catholicnewsagency.com. February 18, 2016.

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• Another very interesting chapter is the education of children: the victims of problems of the family are the children. The children. Even of problems that neither husband nor wife have a say in. For example, the needs of a job. When the dad doesn't have free time to speak to his children, when the mother doesn't have time to speak with her children.

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  Mother, Jobs, Children

  "Full text of Pope Francis' in-flight interview from Mexico to Rome". www.catholicnewsagency.com. February 18, 2016.

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• A man who does not know how to have a relationship of friendship with a woman - I'm not talking about misogynists, who are sick - well, he's a man who is missing something.

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  Men, Talking, Sick

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• In my own experience, including when I ask for advice, I would ask a collaborator, a friend, I also like to hear the opinion of a woman because they have such wealth. They look at things in a different way.

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  Advice, Looks, Way

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