Francis: I go to confession every 15 days, we all need to do. Even the Pope confesses himself every fifteen day, because the Pope too is a sinner! And the confessor listens to what I tell him, he …More
Francis: I go to confession every 15 days, we all need to do.
Even the Pope confesses himself every fifteen day, because the Pope too is a sinner! And the confessor listens to what I tell him, he advises me and he forgives me, because we are all in need of forgiveness. This is how Pope Francis explained the importance of the Sacrament of Reconciliation and the priestly service of forgiveness during the general audience in St. Peter's Square in the presence of some 50 thousand faithful. The Pope recalled that it is the Holy Spirit who brings us the forgiveness of God "through the wounds of Jesus". And he said that God in his mercy forgives every man, but wishes Christians to receive their pardon through the ministry of priests. And he spoke of the symbolic value ...
Even the Pope confesses himself every fifteen day, because the Pope too is a sinner! And the confessor listens to what I tell him, he advises me and he forgives me, because we are all in need of forgiveness. This is how Pope Francis explained the importance of the Sacrament of Reconciliation and the priestly service of forgiveness during the general audience in St. Peter's Square in the presence of some 50 thousand faithful. The Pope recalled that it is the Holy Spirit who brings us the forgiveness of God "through the wounds of Jesus". And he said that God in his mercy forgives every man, but wishes Christians to receive their pardon through the ministry of priests. And he spoke of the symbolic value ...