Forgiveness was the central theme of
Pope Francis' homily at mass Monday
morning with Vatican employees. He
said the Lord forgives and accepts each
of us as we are and we experience this
in the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Pope Francis said : Jesus in the
confessional is not a dry cleaner: it is
an encounter with Jesus, with this
Jesus who waits for us, who waits for
us just as we are. We are often
ashamed to tell the truth: 'I did this, I
thought this'. But shame is a true
Christian and even human virtue, ...
the ability to be ashamed. Pope Francis
concluded : "In our country those who
are never ashamed are called "sin
vergüenza': this means 'the unashamed
', because they are people who do not
have ...