“None of us loves God as He loved us. It is enough to put oneself before a crucifix to grasp the disproportion. Before God we are all sinners. If we say we are without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. Pride is the most dangerous attitude of every Christian life. Arrogance can also infect people who live an intense religious life. There are glaring sins that make noise, and there are also devious sins, which lurk in the heart without us even realizing it. The worst of these is pride. The sin of pride divides people and makes us presume to be better than others. We always remain children who owe everything to the Father.”

Pope Francis
at General Audience
April 10, 2019