Pope Francis Quotes About Mothers

• To be a mother is a great treasure. Mothers, in their unconditional and sacrificial love for their children, are the antidote to individualism; they are the greatest enemies against war.

  Pope Francis

  Mother, Children, War

• The Christian who does not feel that the Virgin Mary is his or her mother is an orphan.

  Pope Francis

  Christian, Mother, Doe

• In the difficult moments of life, Christians can turn to the Mother of God and find protection and care.

  Pope Francis

  Christian, Mother, Care

• In a world often marked by selfishness, a large family is a school of solidarity and sharing; and this attitude is to the benefit of society as a whole.... I always thank the Lord in seeing mothers and fathers of large families, together with their children, committed to the life of the Church and of society.

  Pope Francis

  Mother, Children, Attitude

• It is God who gives life. Let us respect and love human life, especially vulnerable life in a mother's womb.

  Pope Francis

  Mother, Giving, And Love

• The perfect family doesn't exist, nor is there a perfect husband or a perfect wife, and let's not talk about the perfect mother-in-law! It's just us sinners. A healthy family life requires frequent use of three phrases: "May I? Thank you, and I'm sorry" and "never, never, never end the day without making peace."

  Pope Francis

  Mother, Sorry, Husband

  "Pope Francis' top 10 most quotable quotes of the year" by Carol Glatz, www.catholicnews.com. February 28, 2014.

• If my good friend Dr. Gasparri says a curse word against my mother, he can expect a punch. It's normal. It's normal.

  Pope Francis

  Mother, Good Friend, Drs

  "Pope Francis: freedom of expression has limits" by Alexandra Topping, www.theguardian.com. January 16, 2015.

• Let us ask Mary to help us respond to violence, to conflict and to war, with the power of dialogue, reconciliation and love. She is our mother: may she help us to find peace; all of us are her children!

  Pope Francis

  Mother, Children, War

• At stake are the lives of many children who will be discriminated against in advance, and deprived of their human development given by a father and a mother and willed by God. At stake is the total rejection of God’s law engraved in our hearts.

  Pope Francis

  Mother, Children, Father

  "Cardinal Bergoglio Hits Out at Same-Sex Marriage". www.ncregister.com. July 8, 2010.

• Our Mother Mary is full of beauty because she is full of grace.

  Pope Francis

  Mother, Grace, Mary

• A mother defends herself with a heart filled with love before doing so with words. I wonder whether there is any love for the church in the hearts of those who pay so much attention to the scandals.

  Pope Francis

  Mother, Heart, Love Is

• It occurs to me: why is it mainly women, who to pass on the faith? Simply because the one who brought us Jesus is a woman. It is the path chosen by Jesus. He wanted to have a mother: the gift of faith comes to us through women, as Jesus came to us through Mary.

  Pope Francis

  Mother, Jesus, Path

• I would like especially to mention you, the women, wives and mothers of Paraguay, who at great cost and sacrifice were able to lift up a country defeated, devastated and laid low by an abominable war. God bless your perseverance, God bless and encourage your faith, God bless the women of Paraguay, the most glorious women of America.

  Pope Francis

  Mother, Country, Perseverance

  "Pope laments 'gangrene' of corruption plaguing 'all peoples of the world'". www.theguardian.com. July 12, 2015.

• Holy Mother Church teaches us to end the year and also our days with an examination of conscience...to be grateful and to ask for forgiveness.

  Pope Francis

  Mother, Grateful, Years

• The Church is a mother, not an entrepreneur.

  Pope Francis

  Mother, Entrepreneur, Church

• In our ecclesiastical region there are priests who don't baptize the children of single mothers because they weren't conceived in the sanctity of marriage. These are today's hypocrites. Those who clericalize the church. Those who separate the people of God from salvation.

  Pope Francis

  Mother, Children, Hypocrite

  "Pope Francis known for simplicity, humility". Associated Press Interview, www.cbc.ca. March 13, 2013.

• To be good Christians you have to contemplate the suffering humanity of Jesus. "How can we bear witness? Contemplate Jesus. How can we forgive? Contemplate Jesus suffering. How can we not hate our neighbor? Contemplate Jesus suffering. How can we avoid gossiping about our neighbor? Contemplate Jesus suffering. There is no other way". These virtues are the those of the Father, who forgives us always, and Our Lady, Our Mother, shares in these virtues too.

  Pope Francis

  Christian, Mother, Jesus

• A Church without women is like the college of the Apostles without Mary... Our Lady is more important than the Apostles! She is more important! The Church is feminine. She is Church, she is bride, she is mother.

  Pope Francis

  Mother, College, Important

  Pope Francis' In-Flight Press Conference from Rio De Janeiro, w2.vatican.va. July 22, 2013.

• On a positive note, we must reaffirm the right of children to grow up in a family with a father and a mother capable of creating a suitable environment for the child’s development and emotional maturity.

  Pope Francis

  Mother, Children, Growing Up

• Oh Mary, star of the sea, once again we recourse to thee, to find refuge and sernity, to implore your protection and help. Mother of God and our Mother, turn your sweet gaze towards those who face the dangers of the sea everyday to guarantee their families the necessary sustenance for life, to protect the respect of creation, to serve peace between peoples.

  Pope Francis

  Mother, Sweet, Stars

• I don't like to speak of Islamic violence, because every day, when I browse the newspapers, I see violence, here in Italy... this one who has murdered his girlfriend, another who has murdered the mother-in-law... and these are baptized Catholics! There are violent Catholics!

  Pope Francis

  Mother, Girlfriend, Islamic

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

• I dream of a church that is a mother and shepherdess.

  Pope Francis

  Mother, Dream, Church

  "A Big Heart Open to God". Interview with Antonio Spadaro, S.J., www.americamagazine.org. September 30, 2013.

• In this case [the Charlemagne Prize], I don't say (I was) forced, but convinced by the holy and theological headstrongness of Cardinal [Walter] Kasper, because he was chosen, elected by Aachen to convince me. And I said yes, but in the Vatican. And I said I offer it for Europe, as a co-decoration for Europe, a prize so that Europe may do what I desired at Strasburg; that it may no longer be "grandmother Europe" but "mother Europe."

  Pope Francis

  Mother, Europe, May

  Source: www.catholicnewsagency.com

• Children have a right to grow up in a family with a father and a mother.

  Pope Francis

  Mother, Children, Growing Up

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

• Who are we, as we stand before the child Jesus? Who are we, standing as we stand before today's children? Are we like Mary and Joseph, who welcomed Jesus and cared for him with the love of a father and a mother? Or are we like Herod, who wanted to eliminate him? Are we like the shepherds, who went in haste to kneel before him in worship and offer him their humble gifts? Or are we indifferent?

  Pope Francis

  Mother, Jesus, Children

  Pope Francis (2016). “I Believe: The Promise of the Creed”, p.49, Orbis Books

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