We exercise on earth the power of our Lord and seek with all our might to bring those sheep of His flock who are outside into the fold committed to our charge. Italians come to ruin most generally in three ways: women, gambling, and farming. My family chose the slowest one. Anybody can be Pope; the proof of this is that I have become one. A peaceful man does more good than a learned one. Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do. |