On parish visit, Pope urges the faithful to acknowledge their sins, trust in Jesus
March 09, 2015
“We cannot deceive Jesus; He knows us in depth,” Pope Francis told the congregation at Mass during a March 8 visit to a parish on the outskirts of Rome.
At the parish of Santa Maria Madre del Redentore, in a neighborhood, the Pope denounced the people who exploit the poor, protesting against “the injustice of unemployment and discrimination.” He added that the Mafia, too, uses poor people “to make them do their dirty work.”
The Pope spoke at length about the importance of acknowledging one’s failings and relying on Christ’s mercy. Jesus can heal all ills, he said, except those of someone “who lets himself be seen to be good, to cover the hidden sins.”
Before visiting the parish itself, the Pope stopped at a home for the sick and handicapped, operated by the Missionaries of Charity. “Jesus never abandons us,” he told the residents. “Never lose your trust in him.”
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