--- title: "7 Warm Quotes By Pope Francis" description: "7 Warm quotes by Pope Francis. Plus more from Pope Francis and more Warm sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1b/pope-francis-85_ability_i-see-clearly-that-the-thing-the-church_1024589.png" --- > [I see clearly that the thing the church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/i-see-clearly-that-the-thing-the-church-needs-most-today-is-the/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1b/pope-francis-85_ability_i-see-clearly-that-the-thing-the-church_1024589.png) > [The thing the Church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/the-thing-the-church-needs-most-today-is-the-ability-to-heal-wounds/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab7/pope-francis-85_ability_the-thing-the-church-needs-most-today-is_2130601.png) > [The first reform must be the attitude. The ministers of the Gospel must be people who can warm the hearts of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/the-first-reform-must-be-the-attitude-the-ministers-of-the-gospel/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/326/pope-francis-85_acting_the-first-reform-must-be-the-attitude-th_2406951.jpg) > [I see clearly that the thing the church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/i-see-clearly-that-the-thing-the-church-needs-most-today-is-the-2/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ab6/pope-francis-85_ability_i-see-clearly-that-the-thing-the-church_2669421.png) > [Our families need to ask for the gift of the Spirit! Through prayer, even in the busiest times, we give time back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/our-families-need-to-ask-for-the-gift-of-the-spirit-through-prayer/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bc/pope-francis-85_appreciate_our-families-need-to-ask-for-the-gift-of_3031453.jpg) > [To celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation means to be wrapped in a warm embrace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/to-celebrate-the-sacrament-of-reconciliation-means-to-be-wrapped-in-a/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbc/pope-francis-85_celebrate_to-celebrate-the-sacrament-of-reconcilia_3097006.png) > [Filipinos everywhere are known for their love of God, their fervent piety and their warm devotion to Our Lady and her rosary](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-francis/filipinos-everywhere-are-known-for-their-love-of-god-their-fervent/) [Pope Francis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-francis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25d/pope-francis-85_devotion_filipinos-everywhere-are-known-for-their_3147937.jpg) ## Other authors on Warm ## 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/warm/pope-francis/#itemlist", "name": "7 Warm Quotes By Pope Francis", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I see clearly that the thing the church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful; it needs nearness, proximity. I see the church as a field hospital after battle. [...] The church sometimes has locked itself up in small things, in small-minded rules. 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