There is something actually refreshing, invigorating and life giving when facing’s one sinful nature. Only then (in my experience and reading) can we really approach God with a humble heart. And He’ll let us see our sinful nature when we want to see. And then, we can experience His unconditional love, since we belong to Him. I always think like a loving father and mother love their little child even if the child is dirty and misbehaved. Of course, child must be corrected and bathed, but even that is done with love - even if firm!
Well said!
That really is an exquisitely elegant comment you made, but y’all are looking at the pope’s statements through a kind of predisposed-to-praise set of optics (which is fine; he’s the pope), whereas some of the rest of us are seeing the immediately observable fruits (orgiastic cheering and whooping by death culture and deviancy advocates). Considering the consequences, it is is hard to see how the church’s goals were advanced by this interview. As I said in the other thread, if confession queues swell and RCIA classes see a surge of registrations by these folks I guess the pope had it right all along.