Pope Francis Quotes
Christian hope is not a ghost and it does not deceive. It is a theological virtue and therefore, ultimately, a gift from God that cannot be reduced to optimism, which is only human. God does not mislead hope; God cannot deny himself. God is all promise.
Citations
Pope Francis. "Morning Meditation in the Chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae: Hope is not a ghost." Vatican.va, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 29 Oct. 2013.
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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.