François (pape) citations

Mia nonna diceva a noi bambini: il sudario non ha tasche.
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Homélie à l'occasion de la messe des Rameaux du 24 mars 2013

„Reconnaissons que Dieu n’est pas quelque chose de vague, notre Dieu n’est pas un Dieu en spray, il est concret et non pas abstrait. Il a d’ailleurs un nom : Dieu est amour.“

Il nostro Dio non è un Dio « spray », è concreto, non è un astratto, ma ha un nome: ‘Dio è amore’.
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„Dieu pardonne toujours, les Hommes parfois et la nature jamais.“

Propos rapportés par François Hollande après son entretien avec le pape, le 24 janvier 2014, au Vatican.

„Le livre de la Genèse rapporte que Dieu créa l’homme et la femme en leur confiant la tâche d’emplir la terre et de la soumettre, ce qui ne signifie pas l’exploiter, mais la cultiver et la préserver, en prendre soin à travers son travail.“

Il libro della Genesi narra che Dio creò l’uomo e la donna affidando loro il compito di riempire la terra e soggiogarla, che non significa sfruttarla, ma coltivarla e custodirla, averne cura con la propria opera.
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Audience générale du 1er mai 2013

„Dans les Évangiles, saint Joseph apparaît comme un homme fort, courageux, travailleur, mais dans son âme émerge une grande tendresse, qui n’est pas la vertu du faible, mais au contraire, dénote une force d’âme et une capacité d’attention, de compassion, de vraie ouverture à l’autre, d’amour. Nous ne devons pas avoir peur de la bonté, de la tendresse!“

Messe solennelle d'inauguration du pontificat, mardi 19 mars 2013

„Jésus n’a pas besoin d’une armée pour chasser les démons, il n’a pas besoin de l’arrogance, ni de la force, ni de l’orgueil. Où se trouve Jésus, il y a toujours l’humilité, et l’amour.“

Homélie du pape François durant la messe en la chapelle de la Maison Sainte Marthe au Vatican.

„Dans l’ecclésiologie catholique, il y a deux dimensions: la dimension pétrinienne, celle de Pierre et du collège apostolique, qui est la pastorale des évêques. Et puis la dimension mariale, qui est la dimension féminine de l’Église. Je me demande qui est la plus importante dans la théologie et la mystique : les apôtres ou Marie? C’est Marie!“

„Le processus d’intégration européenne, initié après des siècles de conflits sanglants, a été accueilli par beaucoup avec espérance, comme un gage de paix et de sécurité. Cependant, nous mettons en garde contre une intégration qui ne serait pas respectueuse des identités religieuses. Tout en demeurant ouverts à la contribution des autres religions à notre civilisation, nous sommes convaincus que l’Europe doit rester fidèle à ses racines chrétiennes. Nous appelons les chrétiens européens d’Orient et d’Occident à s’unir pour témoigner ensemble du Christ et de l’Évangile, pour que l’Europe conserve son âme formée par deux mille ans de tradition chrétienne.“

„Dans le même temps, nous sommes préoccupés par la situation de tant de pays où les chrétiens se heurtent de plus en plus souvent à une restriction de la liberté religieuse, du droit de témoigner de leurs convictions et de vivre conformément à elles. En particulier, nous voyons que la transformation de certains pays en sociétés sécularisées, étrangère à toute référence à Dieu et à sa vérité, constitue un sérieux danger pour la liberté religieuse. Nous sommes préoccupés par la limitation actuelle des droits des chrétiens, voire de leur discrimination, lorsque certaines forces politiques, guidées par l’idéologie d’un sécularisme si souvent agressif, s’efforcent de les pousser aux marges de la vie publique.“

„Celui qui ne prie par le Seigneur Jésus-Christ, prie le diable.“

Discours du pape François lors de la première messe de son pontificat, le 15 mars 2013.

„… exclude the need for appearances: what counts is not appearances; the value of life does not depend on the approval of others or on success, but on what we have inside us.“

As quoted in "Imposition of the Ashes - Homily of pope Francis" at www.vatican.va (5 March 2014) http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/francesco/homilies/2014/documents/papa-francesco_20140305_omelia-ceneri_en.html
2010s, 2014

„This is important: to get to know people, listen, expand the circle of ideas. The world is crisscrossed by roads that come closer together and move apart, but the important thing is that they lead towards the Good“

2010s, 2013, Interview in La Repubblica
Contexte: Proselytism is solemn nonsense, it makes no sense. We need to get to know each other, listen to each other and improve our knowledge of the world around us. Sometimes after a meeting I want to arrange another one because new ideas are born and I discover new needs. This is important: to get to know people, listen, expand the circle of ideas. The world is crisscrossed by roads that come closer together and move apart, but the important thing is that they lead towards the Good.

„I have decided to announce an Extraordinary Jubilee which has at its centre the mercy of God. It will be a Holy Year of Mercy.“

2010s, 2015, Announcement of the Jubilee of Mercy
Contexte: Dear brothers and sisters, I have often thought of how the Church may render more clear her mission to be a witness to mercy; and we have to make this journey. It is a journey which begins with spiritual conversion. Therefore, I have decided to announce an Extraordinary Jubilee which has at its centre the mercy of God. It will be a Holy Year of Mercy.

„The Son of God became incarnate to infuse into the human soul the feeling of brotherhood. All are brothers and all children of God“

2010s, 2013, Interview in La Repubblica
Contexte: The Son of [[God became incarnate to infuse into the human soul the feeling of brotherhood. All are brothers and all children of God]] The Son of God became incarnate to infuse into the human soul the feeling of brotherhood. All are brothers and all children of God. Abba, as he called the Father. I will show you the way, he said. Follow me and you will find the Father and you will all be his children and he will take delight in you. Agape, the love of each one of us for the other, from the closest to the furthest, is in fact the only way that Jesus has given us to find the way of salvation and of the Beatitudes.

„Every step, every effort, every test, every fall and every recovery has a sense within God’s design for salvation, as He wants life – not death – and joy – not pain – for His people“

Ash Wednesday General Audience (1 March 2017), as quoted in "Pope Francis: ‘we do not go to heaven in a carriage’" at Vatican Radio (1 March 2017) http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2017/03/01/pope_francis_‘we_do_not_go_to_heaven_in_a_carriage’_/1295741
2010s, 2017
Contexte: Every step, every effort, every test, every fall and every recovery has a sense within God’s design for salvation, as He wants life – not death – and joy – not pain – for His people … This doesn’t mean that he did everything and we don’t have to do anything.

„How many times have we heard — all of us, around the neighborhood and elsewhere — "but to be a Catholic like that, it’s better to be an atheist." It is that, scandal.“

Homily at the morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta (23 February 2017), as quoted in "Pope: Don't put off conversion, give up a double life" at Vatican Radio (23 February 2017) http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2017/02/23/pope_dont_put_off_conversion,_give_up_a_double_life/1294470; also quoted in "Did Pope Francis Say It Was Better to Be an Atheist Than a Bad Catholic? at snopes.com (28 February) http://www.snopes.com/pope-francis-bad-catholics/
2010s, 2017
Contexte: What is scandal? Scandal is saying one thing and doing another; it is a double life, a double life. A totally double life: "I am very Catholic, I always go to Mass, I belong to this association and that one; but my life is not Christian, I don’t pay my workers a just wage, I exploit people, I am dirty in my business, I launder money …" A double life. And so many Christians are like this, and these people scandalize others. How many times have we heard — all of us, around the neighborhood and elsewhere — "but to be a Catholic like that, it’s better to be an atheist." It is that, scandal. You destroy. You beat down. And this happens every day, it’s enough to see the news on TV, or to read the papers. In the papers there are so many scandals, and there is also the great publicity of the scandals. And with the scandals there is destruction.

„God’s joy is to forgive. God’s being is mercy. Therefore, over the course of this year we need to open our hearts, so that this love, this joy of God might fill us all with this mercy.“

2010s, Address to the United States Congress, Mercy Is 'What Pleases God Most

„Not only does each person have the freedom and the right to say what they think for the common good, they have a duty to do so.“

Statements on his official plane traveling from Sri Lanka to the Philippines, reported in "Pope Francis: 'You cannot make fun of the faith of others (15 January 2015) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSV-GD9gA-U
2010s, 2015
Contexte: Not only does each person have the freedom and the right to say what they think for the common good, they have a duty to do so. Because while it is true that is wrong to react with violence, If my good friend Mr Gasparri says a curse word against my mother, he can expect a punch in the nose. … It's normal. You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others. … There are so many people who speak badly about religions or other religions, who make fun of them, who make a game out of the religions of others. They are provocateurs. And what happens to them is what would happen to Mr Gasparri if he says a curse word against my mother. There is a limit. … One cannot make war… kill in the name of one’s own religion, that is, in the name of God.

„Proselytism is solemn nonsense, it makes no sense.“

We need to get to know each other, listen to each other and improve our knowledge of the world around us. Sometimes after a meeting I want to arrange another one because new ideas are born and I discover new needs. This is important: to get to know people, listen, expand the circle of ideas. The world is crisscrossed by roads that come closer together and move apart, but the important thing is that they lead towards the Good.
2010s, 2013, Interview in La Repubblica

„The Marxist ideology is wrong. But I have met many Marxists in my life who are good people, so I don’t feel offended. … The promise was that when the glass was full, it would overflow, benefiting the poor. But what happens instead, is that when the glass is full, it magically gets bigger (and) nothing ever comes out for the poor.“