Christian Love Is Loving Without

Mercy Is The Very Foundation Of The Church's Life...the Church's Very Credibility Is Seen In How She Shows Merciful And Compassionate Love...mercy Is The Force That Reawakens Us To New Life And Instills In Us The Courage To Look To The Future With Hope.

When I Confess A Couple Who Have Kids, A Married Couple, I Ask, 'how Many Children Do You Have?' Some Get Worried And Think The Priest Will Ask Why I Don't Have More. I Would Make A Second Question, 'do You Play With Your Children?' The Majority Say, 'but Father, I Have No Time. I Work All Day.'

At The First Meeting I Had With The (italian) Bishops In May 2013, One Of The Three Things I Said Was: With The Italian Government You're On Your Own. Because The Pope Is For Everybody And He Can't Insert Himself In The Specific Internal Politics Of A Country. This Is Not The Role Of The Pope, Right?

If Someone Is Gay And Is Searching For The Lord And Has Good Will, Then Who Am I To Judge Him? ... The Problem Is Not Having This Tendency, No, We Must Be Brothers And Sisters To One Another. The Problem Is In Making A Lobby Of This Tendency: A Lobby Of Misers, A Lobby Of Politicians, A Lobby Of Masons, So Many Lobbies.

The Rosary Is A School Of Prayer. The Rosary Is A School Of Faith.