After a persistent condition, Pope Francis passed away on Easter Monday, April 21, at the age of 88 at his home in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta. His death came just a moment after he delighted the masses of believers at the Vatican on Easter Sunday with an appearance on the ledge at Saint Peter’s Basilica.
Francis was known for his sincere character, emotion for the bad and was an ardent admirer of atmosphere conservation. The tradition of Pope Francis is reflected in the key comments he delivered on many times.
Humility:
The Pope’s humility was reflected in his easy comments during a sermon at Casa Santa Marta on January 23, 2015: “Your crimes are great? Simply tell the Lord: Pardon me, help me to get up again, alter my heart! ’”
The weak:
Pope Francis used to call migrants as ‘nobles of the street’. Three weeks after his election in March 2013, he said,” How I would like a bad church for the bad” setting the tone for his church.
Tolerance:
The Pope has regularly taken an equitable approach toward the LGBTQ community. Speaking to reporters on a journey back from Brazil on July 29, 2013, when asked about his opinions on LGBTQ people, he said,” If someone is queer and is searching for the Lord and has great may, therefore who am I to judge? We may n’t marginalize persons for this. They may become integrated into society. “
Inequality:
Pope Francis has constantly spoken against injustice, viewing it as the main cause of social and economic issues. In the Apostolic Exhortation, a judicial record written by him, he asserted,” The worship of the old gold calf has returned in a novel and brutal guise in the idolatry of money and the dictatorship of an objective economy lacking a genuinely mortal purpose”.
Environment:
Pope Francis asserted on atmosphere protection viewing it as the topic to become addressed immediately. A popular quotation from his June 2015 essay on the culture, Laudato Si says,” The World, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an enormous pile of filth”.
Developing earth:
Pope Francis in his essay, Laudato Si, emphasizes that despite presenting rich and relatively unspoiled area, the poor in the north face obstacles in meeting their critical needs since they have no control over their resources. He quoted,” The land of the southern weak is rich and generally unpolluted, but access to ownership of goods and resources for meeting vital needs is inhibited by a system of commercial relations and ownership which is architecturally perverse. “
Migrants:
Speaking out against the world’s indifference to the plight of migrants, Pope Francis, during his visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa in July 2013, said:” In this world of globalisation we have fallen into a globalisation of indifference. We are accustomed to the suffering of others, it doesn’t concern us, it’s none of our business. “
Old Europe:
During his visit to the European Parliament in November 2014, Pope addressed,” We encounter a general impression of weariness and ageing, of a Europe which is now a ‘grandmother’, no longer fertile and vibrant”.
Church reform:
During his Christmas address to the Roman Curia ( Vatican’s administrative body ), the Pope criticized the Vatican bureaucracy stating,” A Curia that is not self-critical, that does not stay up-to-date, that does not seek to better itself, is an ailing body… It is the sickness of the rich fool who thinks he will live for all eternity. “
Donald Trump:
In February 2016, after his return from Mexico, the pontiff said,” Anyone, whoever he is, who only wants to build walls and not bridges is not a Christian,” when asked about the then-US presidential hopeful’s anti-immigration stance.
After Trump’s return to the White House in 2025, Francis condemned the president’s migrant deportation plans as a” calamity” and a “major crisis”.
Mercy:
During the commemoration of the Jubilee year of Mercy in November 2016,the Pope allowed all priests to forgive the sin of abortion. He said,” There is no sin that God’s mercy cannot reach and wipe away when it finds a repentant heart seeking to be reconciled with the Father. “
Common touch:
In an episode of a Catholic TV2000 television programme aired in October 2017, he said,” When I pray, sometimes I fall asleep”. Every Sunday after leading the Angelus prayer, he wished the crowd:” Buon pranzo”, i. e. , have a good lunch.
Vaccines:
During the covid pandemic, Pope Francis urged people to get the coronavirus vaccine in early 2021, saying those who opposed it were in” suicidal denial”.
The quotes cited by Pope Francis enshrines us with his words of wisdom. These powerful quotes do not only reflect the essence of his papacy but also offer his legacy in compassion, humility, and moral clarity.
