Benedict XVI: God excludes no one! Commenting on this Sunday's Gospel story of the call of the sinner, Zacchaeus, with the faithful gathered beneath his window in St Peter's Square to pray the Angelus …More
Benedict XVI: God excludes no one!
Commenting on this Sunday's Gospel story of the call of the sinner, Zacchaeus, with the faithful gathered beneath his window in St Peter's Square to pray the Angelus, Pope Benedict XVI said God excludes no one, neither rich nor poor, Zacchaeus. God does not let himself be conditioned by our human prejudices, but sees in each one of us a soul to save -- and he is especially attracted by those, who are considered to be lost and who so consider themselves to be. Jesus Christ, the incarnation of God, has shown this immense mercy, which does not diminish the gravity of sin, but always aims to save the sinner, to offer him the chance for redemption, for conversion. Also at the Angelus, the Pope recalled ...
Commenting on this Sunday's Gospel story of the call of the sinner, Zacchaeus, with the faithful gathered beneath his window in St Peter's Square to pray the Angelus, Pope Benedict XVI said God excludes no one, neither rich nor poor, Zacchaeus. God does not let himself be conditioned by our human prejudices, but sees in each one of us a soul to save -- and he is especially attracted by those, who are considered to be lost and who so consider themselves to be. Jesus Christ, the incarnation of God, has shown this immense mercy, which does not diminish the gravity of sin, but always aims to save the sinner, to offer him the chance for redemption, for conversion. Also at the Angelus, the Pope recalled ...