--- title: "10 Building Quotes By Pope Francis" description: "10 Building quotes by Pope Francis. Plus more from Pope Francis and more Building sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d78/pope-francis-85_bridges_a-person-who-thinks-only-about-building_2729102.png" --- > [A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be - and not building bridges - is not Christian.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/a-person-who-thinks-only-about-building-walls-wherever-they-may-be-2/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d78/pope-francis-85_bridges_a-person-who-thinks-only-about-building_2729102.png) > [The family is where we are formed as people. Every family is a brick in the building of society](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/the-family-is-where-we-are-formed-as-people-every-family-is-a-brick/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2c/pope-francis-85_bricks_the-family-is-where-we-are-formed-as-peo_2699678.png) > [A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian. This is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/a-person-who-thinks-only-about-building-walls-wherever-they-may-be/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f81/pope-francis-85_bridges_a-person-who-thinks-only-about-building_350801.png) > [Now, at the end of my visit to the Philippines, I commend you to Him, to Jesus who came among us as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/now-at-the-end-of-my-visit-to-the-philippines-i-commend-you-to-him-to/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/975/pope-francis-85_beloved_now-at-the-end-of-my-visit-to-the-philip_1795000.png) > [You tell me: Can you live crushed under the weight of the present? Without a memory of the past and without the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/you-tell-me-can-you-live-crushed-under-the-weight-of-the-present/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5a/pope-francis-85_building_you-tell-me-can-you-live-crushed-under-t_1972096.jpg) > [We Christians bring peace and grace as a treasure to be offered to the world, but these gifts can bear fruit only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/we-christians-bring-peace-and-grace-as-a-treasure-to-be-offered-to/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bed/pope-francis-85_bears_we-christians-bring-peace-and-grace-as-a_688197.png) > [Let us encourage the generosity which is typical of the young and help them to work actively in building a better world.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/let-us-encourage-the-generosity-which-is-typical-of-the-young-and/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c3/pope-francis-85_better-world_let-us-encourage-the-generosity-which-is_2678165.jpg) > [American Catholics are committed to building a society which is truly tolerant and inclusive, to safeguarding the rights of individuals and communities,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/american-catholics-are-committed-to-building-a-society-which-is-truly/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97f/pope-francis-85_building_american-catholics-are-committed-to-buil_1284641.png) > [The Holy Spirit, in the variety of his gifts, unites us and enables us to contribute to the building up of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/the-holy-spirit-in-the-variety-of-his-gifts-unites-us-and-enables-us/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ab/pope-francis-85_active_the-holy-spirit-in-the-variety-of-his-gi_2310192.png) > [In this work (peace building), the role of religion is fundamental. It is not possible to build bridges between people while forgetting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/in-this-work-peace-building-the-role-of-religion-is-fundamental-it-is/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ea/pope-francis-85_bridges_in-this-work-peace-building-the-role-of_3174677.jpg) ## Other authors on Building ## More by Pope Francis > [God reveals Himself through surprises.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/god-reveals-himself-through-surprises/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [God’s faithfulness is stronger than our unfaithfulness and our infidelities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/god-s-faithfulness-is-stronger-than-our-unfaithfulness-and-our/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [Have the courage to go against the tide of current values that do not conform to the path of Jesus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/have-the-courage-to-go-against-the-tide-of-current-values-that-do-not/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [“Most people nowadays would not consider love as related in any way to truth. Love is seen as an experience associated with the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/most-people-nowadays-would-not-consider-love-as-related-in-any-way-to/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [The family remains the basic unit of society and the first school in which children learn the human, spiritual and moral values which enable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/the-family-remains-the-basic-unit-of-society-and-the-first-school-in/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [Listen to Jesus and follow him. That's the message of the Transfiguration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/listen-to-jesus-and-follow-him-that-s-the-message-of-the/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [Proceed calmly in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/proceed-calmly-in-life/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [I like to say that women are those who form life in their wombs - and this is a comparison I make - they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/i-like-to-say-that-women-are-those-who-form-life-in-their-wombs-and/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [You cannot insult the faith of others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/you-cannot-insult-the-faith-of-others/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [I want to remind priests that the confessional must not be a torture chamber but rather an encounter with the Lord’s mercy which spurs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/i-want-to-remind-priests-that-the-confessional-must-not-be-a-torture/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [To all people of good will who are working for social justice: never tire of working for a more just world, marked by greater…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/to-all-people-of-good-will-who-are-working-for-social-justice-never/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [In Confession, Jesus welcomes us with all our sinfulness, to give us a new heart, capable of loving as he loves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/in-confession-jesus-welcomes-us-with-all-our-sinfulness-to-give-us-a/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [I pray every day for all who are suffering in Iraq. Please join me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/i-pray-every-day-for-all-who-are-suffering-in-iraq-please-join-me/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [I entrust this Twenty-second World Day of the Sick to the intercession of Mary. I ask her to help the sick to bear their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/i-entrust-this-twenty-second-world-day-of-the-sick-to-the/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) > [Certain realities in life are only seen through eyes that are cleansed through our tears. Let us learn how to weep](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/certain-realities-in-life-are-only-seen-through-eyes-that-are/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/building/pope-francis/#itemlist", "name": "10 Building Quotes By Pope Francis", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be - and not building bridges - is not Christian.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Pope Francis" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/a-person-who-thinks-only-about-building-walls-wherever-they-may-be-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d78/pope-francis-85_bridges_a-person-who-thinks-only-about-building_2729102.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d78/pope-francis-85_bridges_a-person-who-thinks-only-about-building_2729102.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d78/pope-francis-85_bridges_a-person-who-thinks-only-about-building_2729102.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be - and not building bridges - is not…” — Pope Francis", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The family is where we are formed as people. 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