marysaggies.blogspot.com/2013…ch-gospel.html
"St. Francis never said the phrase above and he never would have, because it leaves out the heart of evangelization - helping others come to know Jesus - by proclaiming His name!
Others cannot know Jesus unless we talk about Him!"
catholicvote.org/pope-fra…god-use-words/
“Someone invented the quote and put it into poor St. Francis’ mouth. And ever since then, people have used it as an excuse to not evangelize with words, to not have the uncomfortable conversations or say the unpopular things. That would have horrified Francis (and probably still does). It would have horrified him as much as the thought of not talking about Christ. Again, he knew what the Church has always known. There is no “if” about the necessity of words in evangelization, just as there is no “if” about the necessity of actions. They are both necessary. They are both essential.”
Two good articles that talk about why St. Francis would not have said that quote or agreed with it.
**In the actual words of St. Francis: **
