The church remains faithful if she keeps her eyes fixed on Jesus, but she becomes lukewarm and mediocre if she seeks comfort in worldly things.
Pope Francis
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Pope Francis: the church must not worship “holy bribery”
Pope Francis said that the church must not be obsessed by money or power. Instead her strength and joy should come from the words of Christ.
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Pope Francis: the Lord weeps for the sins of a world at war
“The whole world is at war,” and the rejection of the “path of peace” means that God himself, that Jesus himself, weeps.
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Pope warns against temptations of leading a double life
Spiritual worldliness, Pope Francis said, tempts us towards an inconsistent lifestyle, in which we pretend to be one thing but live in another way.
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Pope Francis: We don’t put our Christian identity up for auction
The single thought, humanism that takes the place of Jesus, destroys the Christian identity.
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Pope: The greatest glory is God, everything else fades away
Pope Francis warned about the “error” of many people who, he said, are incapable of looking beyond the beauty of earthly things towards the transcendent.
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Pope: Church is called to serve, not to be served
“Instead, when the church is tepid, closed in on itself, businesslike, it cannot be said to be a church that serves.”
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Pope Francis: The Christian includes; Pharisees exclude
The Christian includes, he does not close the door to anyone, even if this provokes resistance.
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Pope: God can only love and not condemn
He is waiting, he is not condemning (us) and he is weeping. Why? Because he loves (us)!”
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‘Today is a time of mercy!’ Pope’s homily at closing Mass for Synod
Moments of suffering and conflict are for God occasions of mercy. Today is a time of mercy!