Pope Francis Quotes About Humanity

• Migrants and refugees are not pawns on the chessboard of humanity. They are children, women and men who leave or who are forced to leave their homes for various reasons, who share a legitimate desire for knowing and having, but above all for being more

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  Children, Home, Men

  Pope Francis (2015). “The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation”, p.129, SPCK

• The Christian truth is attractive and persuasive because it responds to humanity's deepest needs.

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  Faith, Christian, Inspiration

• It seems that humanity is incapable of putting a halt to the shedding of innocent blood.

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  Blood, Humanity, Innocent

• War is the suicide of humanity because it kills the heart and kills love.

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  Suicide, War, Heart

  "Pope Francis: war is the suicide of humanity". www.news.va. June 2, 2013.

• Human trafficking is an open wound on the body of contemporary society, a scourge upon the body of Christ. It is a crime against humanity.

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  Humanity, Body, Christ

  Address of Pope Francis to participants in the International Conference on Combating Human Trafficking, w2.vatican.va. April 10, 2014.

• Humanity needs to weep, and this is the time to weep.

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  Humanity, Needs

  "Pope Francis Tells World To Shed Apathy Towards Middle East & Ukrainian Crises", www.foxnews.com. September 13, 2014.

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

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  True Power, Evil, Humanity

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

• Humanity needs to see these gestures of peace and to hear words of hope and peace!

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  Humanity, Needs, Gestures

• Not only would I say that the family is important for the evangelization of the new world. The family is important, and it is necessary for the survival of humanity. Without the family, the cultural survival of the human race would be at risk. The family, whether we like it or not, is the foundation.

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  Race, Humanity, Risk

• Human life must always be defended from its beginning in the womb and must be recognised as a gift of God that guarantees the future of humanity.

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  Pro Life, Humanity, Guarantees

• Migrants and refugees are not pawns on the chessboard of humanity

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  Humanity, Migrants, Pawns

  Pope Francis (2015). “The Spirit of St Francis: Inspiring Words on Faith, Love and Creation”, p.129, SPCK

• Embrace with tender affection the whole of humanity, especially the poorest, the weakest, the least important.

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  Humanity, Important, Affection

  Pope Francis (2013). “I Ask You to Pray for Me: Opening a Horizon of Hope”, p.37, Paulist Press

• I ask you to ensure that humanity is served by wealth, and not ruled by it.

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  Humanity, Wealth, Asks

  "Pope to Davos: Humanity must be served by wealth, not ruled by it" by Associated Press, www.foxnews.com. January 21, 2014.

• 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.

• Unfortunately, what is thrown away is not only food and dispensable objects, but often human beings themselves, who are discarded as 'unnecessary.' For example, it is frightful even to think there are children, victims of abortion, who will never see the light of day; children being used as soldiers, abused and killed in armed conflicts; and children being bought and sold in that terrible form of modern slavery which is human trafficking, which is a crime against humanity.

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  Inspiring, Wise, Children

  Pope Francis' 'State Of The World' Address To Diplomatic Corps, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 13, 2014.

• Environmental degradation is one of the biggest challenges we have. I think a question that we're not asking ourselves is: 'Isn't humanity committing suicide with this indiscriminate and tyrannical use of nature?'

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  Suicide, Happy Life, Thinking

  "12* Powerful Climate Allies That GOP Denier Leaders Can’t Ignore" by Amanda Hanley, www.huffingtonpost.com. November 18, 2014.

• Human trafficking is a scourge, a crime against the whole of humanity. It is time to join forces and work together to free its victims and to eradicate this crime that affects all of us, from individual families to the worldwide community.

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  Community, Humanity, Working Together

• Going out to others in order to reach the fringes of humanity does not mean rushing out aimlessly into the world. Often it is better simply to slow down, to put aside our eagerness in order to see and listen to others, to stop rushing from one thing to another and to remain with someone who has faltered along the way.

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  Mean, Rushing, Order

  Pope Francis (2014). “The Joy of the Gospel”, p.17, BookBaby

• Human trafficking is a crime against humanity. We must unite our efforts to free the victims and stop this increasingly aggressive crime which threatens not only individuals but the basic values of society.

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  Effort, Humanity, Human Trafficking

  Pope Francis' Address Of To The New Ambassadors Accredited To The Holy See On The Occasion Of The Presentation Of The Letters Of Credence, w2.vatican.va. December 12, 2013.

• I then greet and cordially thank you all, dear friends belonging to other religious traditions; first of all the Muslims, who worship the one God, living and merciful, and call upon Him in prayer, and all of you. I really appreciate your presence: in it I see a tangible sign of the will to grow in mutual esteem and cooperation for the common good of humanity.

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  Religious, Prayer, Appreciate

  "Pope’s Address to Representatives of the Churches, Ecclesial Communities and Other Religions". zenit.org. March 20, 2013.

• I make a forceful and urgent call to the entire Catholic Church, and also to every Christian of other confessions, as well as to followers of every religion and to those brothers and sisters who do not believe: peace is a good which overcomes every barrier, because it belongs to all of humanity!

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  Christian, Brother, Believe

• Humanity needs justice, peace and love and we can have this only by returning with our hearts towards God who is the source of all this.

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  Heart, Justice, Humanity

• There is no worse material poverty than one that does not allow for earning one’s bread and deprives one of the dignity of work. Youth unemployment, informality, and the lack of labor rights are not inevitable; they are the result of a previous social option, of an economic system that puts profit above man; if the profit is economic, to put it above humanity or above man, is the effect of a disposable culture that considers the human being in himself as a consumer good, which can be used and then discarded.

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  Men, Rights, Dignity Of Work

• There can be no renewal of our relationship with nature without a renewal of humanity itself.

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  Nature, Humanity, Our Relationship

  Pope Francis (2015). “Praise be to You - Laudato Si: On Care for our Common Home”, p.47, Ignatius Press

• I wish to make add my voice to the cry which rises up with increasing anguish from every part of the world, from every people, from the heart of each person, from the one great family which is humanity: it is the cry for peace!

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  Heart, Voice, People

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