Today, Pope Francis celebrated Mass for Peace and Reconciliation at the Myeongdong Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of the Virgin Mary of the Immaculate Conception [1], in Seoul, Korea. He spoke of forgiveness and reconciliation and in that spirit, I shall, from this day forward, change my attitude toward this pope whom I had charged with hypocrisy, without giving him the benefit of the doubt, without considering how difficult a job he has and without considering that he has the capacity to grow in holiness. Certainly, I have lived with and excused my own hypocrisies, and realize how impossible it is to lead a life detached from the day to day responsibilities and escape from the numerous occasions for sin, and how often I have received the grace of God despite my unholiness and not having dedicated myself to serving God.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myeongdong_Cathedral
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