[G Larry]

Mercy is NOT an excuse for hiding TRUTH!!!!

Acknowledge the SIN, then ask FORGIVENESS, then REPENT, and DO PENANCE!!!!

Then Mercy may be applied.

[Mrs. Don-o]

As usual, the man before Francis put it just right:

"In His justice, God recognizes our sin and the need of its reparation, while, in His mercy, He showers upon us the grace to repent and make reparation." - Pope Benedict XVI