Pope Francis

Current Pope, reformist

Contemporary influential 178 sayings

Sayings by Pope Francis

I will give everything to the Church. I will not keep anything for myself. I will give everything to the Church. I will not keep anything for myself.

2013 — Interview with La Nacion, a few days after his election
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The greatest danger is not sin, but rather spiritual comfort, the temptation to live a comfortable life, a tranquil life, a life where everything is in order.

2013 — Homily at Casa Santa Marta
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A shepherd must smell of his sheep.

2013 — Homily at the Chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica
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Please, I ask you, be shepherds with the smell of sheep, be shepherds in the midst of your flock, fishers of men.

2013 — Address to the Clergy, Consecrated Persons and Seminarians of Rome
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The devil enters through the pockets.

2014 — Homily at Casa Santa Marta
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It’s true that I’m a bit of a daredevil, but I’m a bit of a daredevil because I’m old, and I don’t have much to lose.

2014 — Interview with La Nación
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I want to make a mess. I want trouble in the dioceses. I want us to get out of the comfort zone, out of the clericalism, out of the routine.

2013 — Address to Argentinian youth during World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro
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Do not be afraid of making mistakes. Do not be afraid of making noise. Do not be afraid of getting into trouble.

2013 — Address to Argentinian youth during World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro
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The Lord always forgives. We men forgive sometimes. Nature never forgives.

2015 — Press conference on board the papal plane returning from the Philippines
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We are not living in an era of change, but a change of era.

2014 — Address to the Roman Curia
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Better to be an atheist than a hypocritical Christian.

2017 — Homily at Casa Santa Marta
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Please, do not let yourselves be robbed of hope!

2013 — Homily at the Chrism Mass in St. Peter's Basilica
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The greatest poverty is loneliness.

2013 — Interview with La Stampa
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The worship of the golden calf has returned.

2013 — Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium
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Globalization has made us neighbors, but not brothers.

2014 — Address to the Diplomatic Corps accredited to the Holy See
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Rigidity is not a gift from God; it is a human thing.

2019 — Press conference on board the papal plane returning from Panama
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The Lord is not a GPS. He is not a program. He is a person.

2014 — Homily at Casa Santa Marta
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Be careful, the devil also knocks at the door. He knocks at the door of your heart. He knocks at the door of your mind. He knocks at the door of your soul.

2015 — Homily at Casa Santa Marta
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The Church is not an NGO, it is not an organization that has to do things. The Church is the family of God.

2013 — Interview with La Civilta Cattolica
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We must not be afraid to be a bit messy, to be a bit untidy. The Church should not be a neat and tidy thing.

2013 — Address to the Clergy, Consecrated Persons and Seminarians of Rome
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