Pope Francis: The Real Meaning Of Love

Pope Francis has elaborated on a passage from 1 Corinthians 13 about the real meaning of “love”. In his statement, the Pontiff has explained further in depth about what love truly is, what it really means and what one should do in order to righteously express it. With that being said, in order to truly love someone, one must learn to be selfless, forgiving and patient. For Pope Francis, “Loving ourselves is only important as a psychological prerequisite for being able to love others: In other words, one should think about the ones they love before expecting what to receive in return. This is because these days, many people fall into the false presumption that love is something to gain perfect and immediate satisfaction or greed or, even worse, lust. It is a sad fact that this is common because of the worldly presence of sin and …show more content…
In other words, when we love someone, whether it is our family, our spouse or our neighbour, we must be patient. We cannot let anger and hatred get the better of us. Nobody is perfect and these imperfections may be intolerable to us. Nevertheless, we should be more understanding and not resent others for their shortcomings. It is difficult due to our lack of temperament and our annoyed sentiments. Regardless, it is not impossible to endure such grievances as Jesus suffered even more when He was being crucified. Despite His pain and suffering, Jesus continued to love us until the very end for our sake. That is why it is important that we love one another regardless of our negative sentiments towards one another. To conclude, when we love someone, we should not focus on what we benefit but what we can do for them. We must also learn how to exercise patience and understanding. Furthermore, we must forgive people when they have wronged us. That is the way that Jesus taught us to live when He was on Earth. He taught us to love one another as He loved