Pope Francis

Pope Francis (1936-2025) I started typing Pope Francis a month to the day of his passing. I finished the portrait today, on the day he passed away. He was a great man. The ‘salt of the earth’ as some would say. The following quotes of his are typed into the background of his portrait.

“Too often we participate in the vast globalization of indifference. May we strive instead to live in global solidarity.”

“The Lord never tires of forgiving. It is we who tired of asking for forgiveness.”

“We must restore hope to young people, help the old, be open to the future, and spread love.”

“Be poor among the poor. We need to include the excluded and preach peace.”

“We will never be disillusioned or lose our way if we are guided by God.”

“Grace is not part of consciousness.; it is the amount of light in our souls, not knowledge or reason.”

“We received this world as an inheritance from past generations, but also as a loan from future generations, to whom we will have to return it! Our common home is being pillage, laid waste and harmed with impunity. Cowardice in defending it is a grave sin.”

“The faith we proclaim tonight makes us see God present in all those situations where we think he is absent… he is present in the unwelcomed visitor, often unrecognizable, who walks through our cities and our neighborhoods, who travels on our buses and knocks on our doors.”

“Rivers do not drink their own water; trees do not eat their own fruit; the sun does not shine on itself and flowers do not spread their fragrance for themselves. Living for others is a rule of nature. We are all born to help each other. No matter how difficult it is… life is good when you are happy but much better when others are happy because of you.”

“Faith is not a light which scattered all our darkness, but a lamp which guides our steps in the night and suffices.”