And, I hope he can make all the tax collectors repent!
One can hope, but I fear that power is reserved for one and only one and is a bit beyond the power of the Pope.
According to the Bible, even for that one, it’s a hard sell when it comes to tax collectors
Heck; it's seems to be a 'hard sell' to a LOT of folks these days!
But, thank GOD; we DO have a story about ONE of them...
Luke 18:9-14
9 He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt:
10 ‘Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax-collector.11 The Pharisee, standing by himself, was praying thus, “God, I thank you that I am not like other people: thieves, rogues, adulterers, or even like this tax-collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I give a tenth of all my income.”
13 But the tax-collector, standing far off, would not even look up to heaven, but was beating his breast and saying, “God, be merciful to me, a sinner!”
14 I tell you, this man went down to his home justified rather than the other; for all who exalt themselves will be humbled, but all who humble themselves will be exalted.’