--- title: "5 Sincere Quotes By Pope Francis" description: "5 Sincere quotes by Pope Francis. Plus more from Pope Francis and more Sincere sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/195/pope-francis-85_ask-me_above-all-you-ask-if-the-god-of-christia_1641037.png" --- > [Above all, you ask if the God of Christians forgives those who do not believe and who do not seek faith. Given…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/above-all-you-ask-if-the-god-of-christians-forgives-those-who-do-not/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/195/pope-francis-85_ask-me_above-all-you-ask-if-the-god-of-christia_1641037.png) > [If the seminary is too large, it ought to be divided into smaller communities with formators who are equipped really to accompany…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/if-the-seminary-is-too-large-it-ought-to-be-divided-into-smaller/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e3/pope-francis-85_accompany_if-the-seminary-is-too-large-it-ought-to_2329882.jpg) > [Without prolonged moments of adoration, of prayerful encounter with the word, of sincere conversation with the Lord, our work easily becomes meaningless;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/without-prolonged-moments-of-adoration-of-prayerful-encounter-with/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b1/pope-francis-85_adoration_without-prolonged-moments-of-adoration-o_2614134.jpg) > [First of all, you ask me if the God of Christians forgives one who doesn't believe and doesn't seek the faith. Premise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/first-of-all-you-ask-me-if-the-god-of-christians-forgives-one-who/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/743/pope-francis-85_ask_first-of-all-you-ask-me-if-the-god-of-ch_3037483.png) > [Given - and this is the fundamental thing - that God's mercy has no limits, if He is approached with a sincere…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/given-and-this-is-the-fundamental-thing-that-god-s-mercy-has-no/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c5/pope-francis-85_abiding_given-and-this-is-the-fundamental-thing_3057121.png) ## Other authors on Sincere - [Israelmore Ayivor 19 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sincere/israelmore-ayivor/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dalai-lama-26000.jpg) Dalai Lama 15 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sincere/dalai-lama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sincere/henry-david-thoreau/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-confucius-24951.jpg) Confucius 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sincere/confucius/) - [Dada Bhagwan 9 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sincere/dada-bhagwan/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sincere/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [Mokokoma Mokhonoana 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sincere/mokokoma-mokhonoana/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-malcolm-x-62876.jpg) Malcolm X 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sincere/malcolm-x/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dale-carnegie-26006.jpg) Dale Carnegie 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sincere/dale-carnegie/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-swami-vivekananda-88348.jpg) Swami Vivekananda 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sincere/swami-vivekananda/) - [Mark Twain 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sincere/mark-twain/) ## 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/sincere/pope-francis/#itemlist", "name": "5 Sincere Quotes By Pope Francis", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Above all, you ask if the God of Christians forgives those who do not believe and who do not seek faith. 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