KnightsSaintFrancis

The KOSF are a Franciscan Archconfraternity. We serve the poor, the sick, the Earth, and all of God's creatures. We guard the Porziuncola of St Francis in SF.

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#PopeFrancis: Being a good leader takes "a sense of moral obligation expressed in a social & deeply fraternal exercise of responsibility."

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#PopeFrancis:"Reducing greenhouse gases requires honesty, courage & responsibility above all on the part of those countries which are more powerful & pollute the most" Today's fresh wave of climate protests is drawing 100s of 1000s worldwide https://t.co/vrbnWfzCnz #ClimateCrisis

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The climate crisis is an emergency. Today, people are walking out of their homes & workplaces to join youth-led #ClimateStrike actions demanding that leaders respond. There are 1000+ locations, one near you: https://t.co/WA7B4gYUYQ “We need everyone” says @GretaThunberg

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Yesterday, 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg told Congress "You’re not trying hard enough. Sorry." https://t.co/uHQglSeitp Do you agree? Do your elected representatives? https://t.co/9cKTRJJhZc

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#PopeFrancis on walls, over the years:
"Those who build walls will become prisoners of the walls they put up."
"Builders of walls sow fear."
"A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian. This is not the gospel."

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.@Pontifex's namesake St. Francis looked for ways to defend the environment according to the needs of each living being. Check out the great Franciscan #ClimateAction ideas in "40 Days 40 Ways: A Guide to a Green Lent" Use them now, and later! https://t.co/cKfQAX7zIn 🌎🌍🌏

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On Sunday, @Pontifex responded to the #Christchurch tragedy: "I renew my invitation for prayer & gestures of peace to combat hatred & violence.” It's one of his consistent msgs: "We are called to respect the religion of the other, its teachings, its symbols, its values" 7/2013

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Christians and Muslims are brothers and sisters, and we must act as such.

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"Let us hear the cry of the earth, wounded in a thousand ways by human greed. Let us allow her to remain a welcoming home, in which no one feels excluded." -#PopeFrancis #ClimateCrisis 🌎🔥‼️
Global #YouthClimateStrike is Friday 3/15. Find one near you: https://t.co/NBgTHpR7xw

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Today in the UAE, #PopeFrancis said the world’s religions had a responsibility to “contribute actively to demilitarizing the human heart.” “We are here to desire peace, to promote peace, to be instruments of peace... No violence can be justified in the name of religion."

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Meekness and tenderness: these human virtues seem small, but they can overcome the most difficult conflicts.

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#PopeFrancis is a big admirer of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and often quotes #MLK in his official statements on issues like the pursuit of racial and economic justice, and countering fear with bridge-building and love.

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Still true today.

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#PopeFrancis: Being a good leader takes "a sense of moral obligation expressed in a social & deeply fraternal exercise of responsibility."

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“Having doubts and fears is not a sin,” said the Pope, one year ago. “The sin is to allow these fears to determine our responses, to limit our choices, to compromise respect and generosity, to feed hostility and rejection.”

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#PopeFrancis in '15: “We must regain the conviction that we need one another, that we have a shared responsibility for others & the world...” Last wk: "May our hearts not be closed as were the houses in Bethlehem" Today: "Our differences...are a source of richness" #Peace #Love

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“An international climate change treaty is a grave ethical and moral responsibility.” ~ Pope Francis
Help us spread the Pope’s climate message! We collected 16 of @Pontifex's quotes that you can share via social media. Find them at https://t.co/NMbwar8FfO

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“In the social and civil context as well, I appeal not to create walls but to build bridges. To not respond to evil with evil. To defeat evil with good... To live in peace with everyone.”- Pope Francis

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Wonder what #PopeFrancis says about US elections? “During political campaigns, I never say a word,” the pope said. “The people are sovereign. I would only say, study the proposals well... ”

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From Mallorca to Mexico Beach FL, we are experiencing extreme weather resulting from #ClimateChange. The US must not shirk our legal obligation to the #ParisAgreement. Read #PopeFrancis's encyclical https://t.co/Mwu6rfBQ4w and share his quotes on climate https://t.co/NMbwar8FfO

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“The people of the world want to control their own destiny and want to march peacefully towards justice... They do not want to be lectured and they don't want interference from the stronger who subordinate the weaker…” -#PopeFrancis

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"Dialogue is a journey that men and women must undertake together. Today more than ever, it is necessary that women be present. " #PopeFrancis 6/2017

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"... where there is no justice, there cannot be peace. I would like to repeat this with you: where there is no justice, there is no peace!” - #PopeFrancis