Imagine, to become a priest there are eight years of study and preparation, and then if after a while you can't do it, you can ask for a dispensation, you leave, and everything is OK. On the other hand, to make a sacrament (marriage), which is for your whole life, three to four conferences...Preparation for marriage is very important. It's very, very important because I believe it is something that in the Church, in common pastoral ministry, at least in my country, in South America, the Church has not valued much.
Pope FrancisEvery time we give in to selfishness and say “No” to God, we spoil his loving plan for us.
Pope FrancisI am a sinner. This is the most accurate definition. It is not a figure of speech, a literary genre. I am a sinner.
Pope FrancisDo not be afraid of what God asks of you! It is worth saying 'yes' to God. In him we find joy.
Pope FrancisFor her part, the Church always works for the integral development of every person. In this sense, she reiterates that the common good should not be simply an extra, simply a conceptual scheme of inferior quality tacked onto political programmes. The Church encourages those in power to be truly at the service of the common good of their peoples.
Pope Francis