Pope Francis Quotes:
Life: b. December 17, 1936
Birthday: December 17
Christian hope is not a ghost and it does not deceive. It is a theological virtue and therefore, ultimately, a gift from God that cannot be reduced to optimism, which is only human. God does not mislead hope; God cannot deny himself. God is all promise.
source: Pope Francis (2014). “My Door Is Always Open: A Conversation on Faith, Hope and the Church in a Time of Change”, p.100, A&C Black
topic: Christian, Optimism, Promise, Christian Hope
