Pope Francis Quotes


At this time of crisis we cannot be concerned solely with ourselves, withdrawing into loneliness, discouragement and a sense of powerlessness in the face of problems. Please do not withdraw into yourselves! This is a danger: we shut ourselves up in the parish, with our friends, within the movement, with the like-minded... but do you know what happens? When the Church becomes closed, she becomes an ailing Church, she falls ill! That is a danger. . . .A Church closed in on herself is the same, a sick Church.


Citations

Pope Francis. "Address at the Vigil of Pentecost with the Ecclesial Movements." Vatican.va, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 18 May 2013.

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Pope Francis
Pope Francis
  • Born: December 17, 1936
  • Nationality: Argentinian
  • Profession: Clergyman

Pope Francis is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State. Francis is the first pope to be a member of the Society of Jesus, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first pope from outside Europe since Gregory III, a Syrian who reigned in the 8th century.