To follow Jesus means putting him first, and stripping ourselves of all the things that oppress our hearts.

Our deepest joy comes from Christ: remaining with him, walking with him, being his disciples.

Once elected, the Pope is by virtue of the promise of Jesus to Peter, the Pope is preserved from the possibility of error. God would change any spend thrift politician into a responsible Pope.

The security of faith does not make us motionless or close us off, but sends us forth to bear witness and to dialogue with all people.

That which gives us true freedom and true happiness is the compassionate love of Christ.

Dear friends, let us not forget the flesh of Christ which is in the flesh of refugees: their flesh is the flesh of Christ. It is also your task to direct all the institutions working in the area of forced migration to new forms of co-responsibility. This phenomenon is unfortunately constantly spreading. Hence your task is increasingly demanding in order to promote tangible responses of closeness, journeying with people, taking into account the different local backgrounds.

Not all Muslims are violent, not all Catholics are violent. It is like a fruit salad; there's everything. There are violent persons of this religion.