Pope Francis Quotes About Evil

• Dearest brothers and sisters who are so persecuted, I know how much you suffer, I know that you are stripped of everything. I am with you in the faith of the one who has conquered evil!

  Pope Francis

  Brother, Evil, Suffering

• Drug addiction is an evil, and with evil there can be no yielding or compromise.

  Pope Francis

  Evil, Addiction, Drug

  Pope Francis' address to 31st International Drug Enforcement Conference in Rome, en.radiovaticana.va. June 19, 2014.

• True love does not pay attention to the evil it suffers. It rejoices in doing good.

  Pope Francis

  True Love, Evil, Suffering

• Concealing or denying evil is like allowing a wound to keep bleeding without bandaging it.

  Pope Francis

  Evil, Bleeding, Armenians

  "Turkey must end its 100 years of genocide denial" by Peter Balakian, www.theguardian.com. April 21, 2015.

• Inequality is the root of social evil.

  Pope Francis

  Roots, Evil, Social

  Pope Francis‏ @Pontifex, twitter.com. April 28, 2014.

• There is no such thing as low-cost Christianity. Following Jesus means swimming against the tide, renouncing evil and selfishness

  Pope Francis

  God, Faith, Christian

• Jesus’ Cross shows the full force of evil, but also the full power of God’s mercy.

  Pope Francis

  Jesus, Evil, Mercy

• The only war that we must all fight is the one against evil.

  Pope Francis

  War, Fighting, Evil

  Pope Francis‏ @Pontifex, twitter.com. September 10, 2013.

• Only trust in God can transform doubts into certainty, evil into good, night into radiant dawn.

  Pope Francis

  Good Night, Evil, Doubt

• The secret of Christian living is love. Only love fills the empty spaces caused by evil.

  Pope Francis

  Christian, Space, Evil

  Pope Francis “The Blessing of Family: Inspiring Words from Pope Francis”, Franciscan Media

• Mercy is the true power that can save humanity and the world from sin and evil.

  Pope Francis

  True Power, Evil, Humanity

  Pope Francis (2015). “The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation”, p.54, SPCK

• The fight against evil is long and difficult. It is essential to pray constantly and to be patient.

  Pope Francis

  Fighting, Long, Evil

• The crucifix does not signify defeat or failure. It reveals to us the Love that overcomes evil and sin.

  Pope Francis

  Evil, Overcoming, Doe

• We must not believe the Evil One when he tells us that there is nothing we can do in the face of violence, injustice and sin.

  Pope Francis

  Believe, Evil, Faces

• Around us there is the presence of evil. The devil is at work. But in a loud voice I say: GOD IS STRONGER.

  Pope Francis

  Loud Voices, Evil, Stronger

• We cannot give up in the face of evil. God is Love and he has defeated evil through Christ’s death and resurrection.

  Pope Francis

  Giving Up, Evil, Faces

• Mary joins us, she fights at our side. She supports Christians in the fight against the forces of evil. Especially through prayer, through the rosary. Hear me out, the rosary... Do you pray the Rosary each day?

  Pope Francis

  Christian, Prayer, Fighting

• Abortion is not the lesser of two evils. It is a crime. It is to throw someone out in order to save another.

  Pope Francis

  Order, Two, Evil

  Pope Francis' In-Flight Press Conference from Mexico to Rome, www.catholicnewsagency.com. February 18, 2016.

• Christians must respond to evil with good, taking the cross upon themselves as Jesus did

  Pope Francis

  Christian, Jesus, Evil

  "Pope on Good Friday: 'Christians must respond to evil with good" By Laura Smith-Spark, Greg Botelho, www.cnn.com. March 29, 2013.

• God’s goodness is stronger than any evil!

  Pope Francis

  Evil, Stronger, Goodness

• The Cross is the Word through which God has responded to evil in the world.

  Pope Francis

  Evil, World, Crosses

  Pope Francis (2016). “I Believe: The Promise of the Creed”, p.56, Orbis Books

• The blood of our Christian brothers and sisters is a testimony which cries out to be heard by everyone who can still distinguish between good and evil.

  Pope Francis

  Christian, Brother, Blood

  "Pope Francis condemns Isis killings of Ethiopian Christians". www.theguardian.com. April 20, 2015.

• Each of us has a vision of good and of evil. We have to encourage people to move towards what they think is good... Everyone has his own idea of good and evil and must choose to follow the good and fight evil as he conceives them. That would be enough to make the world a better place.

  Pope Francis

  Moving, Fighting, Thinking

  "The Pope: how the Church will change". Interview with Eugenio Scalfari, www.repubblica.it. October 1, 2013.

• If we live according to the law "an eye for an eye...," we will never escape from the spiral of evil.

  Pope Francis

  Eye, Law, Evil

  Source: www.thedailybeast.com

• Resolve not to be overcome by evil, but to combat evil with good.

  Pope Francis

  Evil, Overcoming, Combat

  "Pope Francis to People of Boston: 'Resolve Not to be Overcome by Evil'" by Rebecca Hamilton, www.patheos.com. April 16, 2013.

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