The church remains faithful if she keeps her eyes fixed on Jesus, but she becomes lukewarm and mediocre if she seeks comfort in worldly things.

Pope Francis said that the church must not be obsessed by money or power. Instead her strength and joy should come from the words of Christ.

“The whole world is at war,” and the rejection of the “path of peace” means that God himself, that Jesus himself, weeps.

Spiritual worldliness, Pope Francis said, tempts us towards an inconsistent lifestyle, in which we pretend to be one thing but live in another way.

The single thought, humanism that takes the place of Jesus, destroys the Christian identity.

Pope Francis warned about the “error” of many people who, he said, are incapable of looking beyond the beauty of earthly things towards the transcendent.

“Instead, when the church is tepid, closed in on itself, businesslike, it cannot be said to be a church that serves."

The Christian includes, he does not close the door to anyone, even if this provokes resistance.

He is waiting, he is not condemning (us) and he is weeping. Why? Because he loves (us)!”

Moments of suffering and conflict are for God occasions of mercy. Today is a time of mercy!