I always had the impression of a man who wanted to live the Gospel authentically, consistently. In the days when I was Prior General of the Augustinians, several times during visits to my brothers in Argentina, when he was still a cardinal, I had the opportunity to meet him and speak with him, informally and on more institutional matters'.

Another quote →

Source, in full

Ho sempre avuto l'impressione di un uomo che voleva vivere autenticamente, con coerenza, il Vangelo. Ai Ai tempi in cui ero priore generale degli agostiniani, varie volte, durante le visite ai miei confratelli in Argentina, quando era ancora cardinale, ho avuto l’opportunità di incontrarlo e di parlare con lui, in maniera informale e su questioni più istituzionali.

Notes from Wikiquote

Regarding Pope Francis, as quoted in Tiziana Campusi, L'ultima intervista del cardinale Prevost su Francesco , Vatican News (8 May 2025)

More quotes by Pope Leo XIV

All Pope Leo XIV quotes →

Attribution

Quote text and notes from Wikiquote: Pope Leo XIV (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source quality and labels are our own summary of what Wikiquote records.