--- title: "8 Healthy Quotes By Pope Francis" description: "8 Healthy quotes by Pope Francis. Plus more from Pope Francis and more Healthy sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c2/pope-francis-85_asks_it-is-also-painful-to-see-that-the-strug_278622.png" --- > [It is also painful to see that the struggle against hunger and malnutrition is hindered by market priorities, the primacy of profit,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/it-is-also-painful-to-see-that-the-struggle-against-hunger-and/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c2/pope-francis-85_asks_it-is-also-painful-to-see-that-the-strug_278622.png) > [Needing to talk badly about others indicates low self esteem. That means, 'I feel so low that instead of picking myself up,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/needing-to-talk-badly-about-others-indicates-low-self-esteem-that/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b4/pope-francis-85_cutting_needing-to-talk-badly-about-others-indic_321669.png) > [I'm the type of human who is interested most in the truth. God gave me a healthy love for the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/i-m-the-type-of-human-who-is-interested-most-in-the-truth-god-gave-me/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a22/pope-francis-85_healthy_i-m-the-type-of-human-who-is-interested_866056.png) > [The perfect family doesn't exist, nor is there a perfect husband or a perfect wife, and let's not talk about the perfect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/the-perfect-family-doesn-t-exist-nor-is-there-a-perfect-husband-or-a/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc4/pope-francis-85_ends_the-perfect-family-doesn-t-exist-nor-is_1001563.png) > [ I asked \[Guadalupe\] for the world, for peace, so many things. I asked forgiveness, I asked that the Church grows healthy, I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/i-asked-guadalupe-for-the-world-for-peace-so-many-things-i-asked/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/971/pope-francis-85_being-true_i-asked-guadalupe-for-the-world-for-peac_1651249.png) > [The Pope is a man. The Pope needs the input of women, too. And the Pope, too, has a heart that can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/the-pope-is-a-man-the-pope-needs-the-input-of-women-too-and-the-pope/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6f/pope-francis-85_friendship_the-pope-is-a-man-the-pope-needs-the-inp_1930651.png) > [The Church encourages those in power to be truly at the service of the common good of their peoples. She urges financial…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/the-church-encourages-those-in-power-to-be-truly-at-the-service-of/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d00/pope-francis-85_absolutes_the-church-encourages-those-in-power-to_2515714.jpg) > [Legal systems, at both the national and international level, are therefore required to recognize, guarantee and protect religious freedom, which is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/legal-systems-at-both-the-national-and-international-level-are/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/381/pope-francis-85_antagonism_legal-systems-at-both-the-national-and-i_3162455.png) ## Other authors on Healthy ## 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/healthy/pope-francis/#itemlist", "name": "8 Healthy Quotes By Pope Francis", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is also painful to see that the struggle against hunger and malnutrition is hindered by market priorities, the primacy of profit, which have reduced foodstuffs to a commodity like any other, subject to speculation, also of a financial nature, The hungry remain, at the street corner, and ask to be recognized as citizens, to receive a healthy diet. 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