Pope Francis Quotes About Creation

• Allow me to draw your attention to the value and beauty of marriage. The complementarity of man and woman, the vertex of the divine creation, is being questioned by gender ideology, in the name of a freer and more just society. The difference between man and woman is not meant to stand in opposition, or to subordinate, but is for the sake of communion and generation, always 'in the image and likeness of God.'

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  Men, Names, Differences

• Take care of God’s creation. But above all, take care of people in need.

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  People, God's Creation, Needs

  Pope Francis (2015). “The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation”, p.177, SPCK

• Christian marriage is that sacrament which builds up the community of the Church and of society. Marriage has been inscribed in creation's design by God, and, by his grace, countless Christian men and women have lived married life fully.

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  Christian, Men, Design

• I would like to ask all those who have positions of responsibility in economic, political and social life, and all men and women of goodwill: let us be 'protectors' of creation, protectors of God's plan inscribed in nature, protectors of one another and of the environment.

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  Responsibility, Men, Political

  Pope Francis, McDonagh, Sean (2016). “On Care for Our Common Home, Laudato Si': The Encyclical of Pope Francis on the Environment”, p.11

• Today too, amid so much darkness, we need to see the light of hope and to be men and women who bring hope to others. To protect creation, to protect every man and every woman, to look upon them with tenderness and love, is to open up a horizon of hope; it is to let a shaft of light break through the heavy clouds; it is to bring the warmth of hope!

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  Love Is, Men, Clouds

  Pope Francis' Homily for inaugural Mass of Petrine Ministry, w2.vatican.va. March 19, 2013.

• To protect creation, to protect every man and every woman, to look upon them with tenderness and love is to open up a horizon of hope.

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  Love Is, Men, And Love

  "Pope: Homily for inaugural Mass of Petrine Ministry". www.news.va. March 19, 2013.

• Evolution in nature is not opposed to the notion of Creation, because evolution presupposes the creation of beings that evolve.

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  Theory Of Evolution, Creation, Wands

  "Pope Francis: 'Evolution ... is not inconsistent with the notion of creation'". www.ncronline.org. October 27, 2014.

• Let us be renewed by God's mercy ... and let us become agents of this mercy, channels through which God can water the earth, protect all creation and make justice and peace flourish.

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  Justice, Water, Agents

  Pope Francis, McDonagh, Sean (2016). “On Care for Our Common Home, Laudato Si': The Encyclical of Pope Francis on the Environment”, p.11

• The vocation of being a 'protector' [. . .] means protecting all creation, the beauty of the created world, as the Book of Genesis tells us and as Saint Francis of Assisi showed us [. . .] In the end, everything has been entrusted to our protection, and all of us are responsible for it. Be protectors of God’s gifts!

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  Book, Mean, Saint

  Pope Francis (2017). “Embracing the Way of Jesus: Reflections from Pope Francis on Living Our Faith”, p.64, Loyola Press

• The family is threatened by growing efforts on the part of some to redefine the very institution of marriage, by relativism, by the culture of the ephemeral, by a lack of openness to life. These realities are increasingly under attack from powerful forces, which threaten to disfigure God’s plan for creation.

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  Powerful, Reality, Effort

  "Pope Francis's meeting with Kim Davis should come as no surprise". www.theguardian.com. September 30, 2015.

• Today is [the feast of] Santa Rita, Patron Saint of impossible things - but this seems impossible: let us ask of her this grace, this grace that all, all, all people would do good and that we would encounter one another in this work, which is a work of creation, like the creation of the Father. A work of the family, because we are all children of God, all of us, all of us! And God loves us, all of us! May Santa Rita grant us this grace, which seems almost impossible. Amen.

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  Children, Father, Impossible Things

• Even the weakest and most vulnerable, the sick, the old, the unborn and the poor, are masterpieces of God's creation, made in his own image, destined to live for ever, and deserving of the utmost reverence and respect.

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  Sick, Pro Life, God's Creation

• Let us protect Christ in our lives, so that we can protect others, so that we can protect creation!

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  Christ, Creation, Protect

  Pope Francis' Homily for inaugural Mass of Petrine Ministry, w2.vatican.va. March 19, 2013.

• You have cast out the wonder of creation - man and woman - and you have put money in its place. This is a basic terrorism against all of humanity! Think about it!

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  Men, Thinking, Humanity

  Pope Francis’ In-Flight Press Conference from Poland, www.ncregister.com. July 31, 2016.

• Today we celebrate Earth Day. I exhort everyone to see the world through the eyes of God the Creator: the earth is an environment to be safeguarded, a garden to be cultivated. The relationship of mankind with nature must not be conducted with greed, manipulation and exploitation, but it must conserve the divine harmony that exists between creatures and Creation within the logic of respect and care, so it can be put to the service of our brothers, also of future generations.

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  Brother, Eye, Garden

• When we talk about the environment, about creation, my thoughts turn to the first pages of the Bible, the Book of Genesis, which states that God placed man and woman on earth to cultivate and care for it. And the question comes to my mind: What does cultivating and caring for the earth mean? Are we truly cultivating and caring for creation? Or are we exploiting and neglecting it?

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  Book, Mean, Caring

  "Pope Francis On World Environment Day Speaks Of Food Waste, Lack Of Attention To Needs Of Poor", www.huffingtonpost.com. June 5, 2013.

• Religion has the right to express its opinion in the service of the people, but God in creation has set us free: it is not possible to interfere spiritually in the life of a person.

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  People, Opinion, Creation

  Pope Francis (2014). “My Door Is Always Open: A Conversation on Faith, Hope and the Church in a Time of Change”, p.56, A&C Black

• Take good care of creation. St. Francis wanted that. People occasionally forgive, but nature never does. If we don't take care of the environment, there's no way of getting around it.

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  People, Forgiving, Doe

• ... this task entrusted to us by God the Creator requires us to grasp the rhythm and logic of creation. But we are often driven by pride of domination, of possessions, manipulation, of exploitation; we do not "care" for it, we do not respect it, we do not consider it as a free gift that we must care for.

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  Pride, Free Gifts, Tasks

• The Book of Genesis tells us that God created man and woman entrusting them with the task of filling the earth and subduing it, which does not mean exploiting it but nurturing and protecting it, caring for it through their work.

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  Book, Mean, Caring

  Pope Francis' General Audience, w2.vatican.va. May 1, 2013.

• Each of us is a masterpiece of God's creation

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  God's Creation, Creation, Masterpiece

• As stewards of God's creation, we are called to make the earth a beautiful garden for the human family.

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  Beautiful, Garden, God's Creation

  Pope Francis' address to the young people on the sports field of Santo Tomás University, Manila, w2.vatican.va. January 18, 2015.

• When we read about Creation in Genesis, we run the risk of imagining God was a magician, with a magic wand able to do everything. But that is not so. He created human beings and let them develop according to the internal laws that he gave to each one so they would reach their fulfillment.

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  Running, Law, Theory Of Evolution

  "Pope Francis: ‘Evolution Is Not Inconsistent With The Notion Of Creation’" by Josephine McKenna, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 27, 2014.

• 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.

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  Christian, Doe, Care

  Pope Francis' message at Mass at the Casa Santa Marta, en.radiovaticana.va. September 2, 2015.

• When we read about Creation in Genesis, we run the risk of imagining God was a magician, with a magic wand able to do everything. But that is not so. God is not a demiurge [demigod] or a magician, but the Creator who gives being to all entities. Evolution in nature is not opposed to the notion of Creation, because evolution presupposes the creation of beings that evolve.

  Pope Francis

  Running, Theory Of Evolution, Risk

  "Pope Francis: 'Evolution ... is not inconsistent with the notion of creation'". www.ncronline.org. October 27, 2014.

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