Church Quote by Pope Francis

The poor is the center of the Gospel. If we take out the poor, we cannot understand the message of Christ

— Pope Francis

“On all levels and in every aspect of our society, the poor are rejected, mistreated, and forced more deeply into their poverty. Christianity should…

— Frank Schaeffer

Since the Church is to be servant to the poor, it is our fault if that wealth is not channeled to help the poor…

— Cesar Chavez

Poverty is the center of the Gospel.

— Pope Francis

Churches become poor if they become rich and care not for the poor.

— Lester Roloff

Ministry to the poor is a crucial sign that we believe the gospel.

— Timothy Keller

“It would take many centuries before Christian preachers started to teach that when Christ said, 'Blessed are the poor for theirs in the Kingdom…

— Norman F. Cantor

It's not the job of government to help the poor. The church is the mechanism that God put on earth to help the poor.

— Rich Mullins

Are we not to pity and supply the poor, though they have no relation to us? No relation? That cannot be. The Gospel styles…

— Thomas Sprat

If our church is not marked by caring for the poor, the oppressed, the hungry, we are guilty of heresy.

— Ignatius of Loyola

“Those who reject Christianity will not be moved by Christ’s statement that poverty is blessed. But here a rather remarkable fact comes to my…

— C.S. Lewis

“Today, fewer and fewer people, including fewer and fewer Christians, agree with Jesus on this matter. Poverty is increasingly seen as a technical problem…

— Yuval Noah Harari