--- title: "8 Discarded Quotes By Pope Francis" description: "8 Discarded quotes by Pope Francis. Plus more from Pope Francis and more Discarded sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c7/pope-francis-85_bread_there-is-no-worse-material-poverty-than_258735.jpg" --- > [There is no worse material poverty than one that does not allow for earning one’s bread and deprives one of the dignity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/there-is-no-worse-material-poverty-than-one-that-does-not-allow-for/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c7/pope-francis-85_bread_there-is-no-worse-material-poverty-than_258735.jpg) > [Human beings are themselves considered consumer goods to be used and then discarded. We have created a 'disposable' culture which is now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/human-beings-are-themselves-considered-consumer-goods-to-be-used-and/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3b/pope-francis-85_capitalism_human-beings-are-themselves-considered-c_614979.jpg) > [Today, elderly people are discarded when, in reality, they are the seat of wisdom of the society...the right to life means allowing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/today-elderly-people-are-discarded-when-in-reality-they-are-the-seat/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f81/pope-francis-85_aging_today-elderly-people-are-discarded-when_1353011.png) > [Europe has discarded its children. A bit triumphantly. I remember that when I was studying in one country the clinics that did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/europe-has-discarded-its-children-a-bit-triumphantly-i-remember-that/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37f/pope-francis-85_abortion_europe-has-discarded-its-children-a-bit_1364200.png) > [Every child who, rather than being born, is condemned unjustly to being aborted, bears the face of Jesus Christ, bears the face…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/every-child-who-rather-than-being-born-is-condemned-unjustly-to-being/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb3/pope-francis-85_abortion_every-child-who-rather-than-being-born-i_1997785.jpg) > [Human beings are themselves considered consumer goods to be used and then discarded. We have created a "disposable" culture which is now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/human-beings-are-themselves-considered-consumer-goods-to-be-used-and-2/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/213/pope-francis-85_consumerism_human-beings-are-themselves-considered-c_2336341.png) > [Unfortunately, what is thrown away is not only food and dispensable objects, but often human beings themselves, who are discarded as 'unnecessary.'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/unfortunately-what-is-thrown-away-is-not-only-food-and-dispensable/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d15/pope-francis-85_abortion_unfortunately-what-is-thrown-away-is-not_2539822.jpg) > [Today children are disposed of because there is no food or because they are killed before being born – children are discarded.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/today-children-are-disposed-of-because-there-is-no-food-or-because/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c46/pope-francis-85_abandoned_today-children-are-disposed-of-because-t_2862583.png) ## Other authors on Discarded ## 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/discarded/pope-francis/#itemlist", "name": "8 Discarded Quotes By Pope Francis", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There is no worse material poverty than one that does not allow for earning one’s bread and deprives one of the dignity of work. 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