Top 10 Best Pope Francis Quotes

They call him the “people’s pope,” and there’s certainly a reason for that. Soon after taking the helm of the Holy See, Pope Francis won widespread approval for his modern positions on some of the Catholic Church’s key issues. Perhaps the word that best describes the current Pope is “different,” but different only in a positive sense. He lives with the times — he takes selfies with people, gives interviews, uses modern technology, loves tango, and watches football.

His speeches are also varied, often going beyond the protocol of communication. His manner of speech is also different — Pope Francis has managed to impose a new style of communication on the laity. He does not miss an opportunity to touch on significant and important topics, but he does it eloquently, effectively, and even at times unexpectedly frankly. He prefers the straightforward speech of theology, as he has repeatedly stated that his goal is not to impose faith, but to make the church a more welcoming place.

Here are his 10 best quotes:

• How wonderful would it be if the growth of scientific and technological innovation would come along with more equality and social inclusion. How wonderful would it be, while we discover faraway planets, to rediscover the needs of the brothers and sisters orbiting around us.
• Sensitivity means using our eyes to see other people, our ears to hear others, to listen to children, to the poor, to those who fear the future. Let us also listen to the cry of our common home, our infected and polluted planet. It means using our hands and hearts to console others and care for those in need.
• We are living in a time of many wars. The call for peace must be shouted. Peace sometimes gives the impression of being quiet, but it is never quiet. Peace if always proactive and dynamic.
• It will not be Christmas if we seek the glittering brilliance of the world, if we fill ourselves with presents, meals and dinners but do not help at least one poor person who resembles God because, on Christmas, God came as a poor one.
• These days there is a lot of poverty in the world, and that’s a scandal when we have so many riches and resources to give to everyone. We all have to think about how we can become a little poorer.
• Those who build walls will become prisoners of the walls they put up. A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian.
• Modern society is hungry for fun and vacations, and the entertainment industry portrays the ideal world as one big amusement park where everyone is having fun. But travel and cruises do not fill the heart. Man has never had so much vacation as he does today, and at the same time, he has never felt so empty as he does today.
• Please get rid of your mobile phone addiction. They need to be used, and it’s good that everyone knows how to use them, but when you become a slave to your mobile phone, you lose your freedom.
• Human rights are not only violated by terrorism, repression, or assassination, but also by unfair economic structures that create huge inequalities.
• Give up the need to impress; it’s pointless, because the value of life is not determined by success and the approval of others, but by what is inside us.