Pope: Jesus knows what is in the hearts of men. “Let us learn from the Lord Jesus not to judge and not to condemn others. Let us learn to be uncompromising with sin -- beginning with our own -- and at …More
Pope: Jesus knows what is in the hearts of men.
“Let us learn from the Lord Jesus not to judge and not to condemn others. Let us learn to be uncompromising with sin -- beginning with our own -- and at the same time to be lenient with others.” These were some of the words that Benedict XVI addressed to the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square beneath his window in the Apostolic Palace to pray the Angelus with him on this 5th Sunday of Lent.
The Pope reflected on the Gospel story of Jesus who saves an adulterous woman from a death sentence. Jesus says, “Let him, who is without sin, cast the first stone”, and “I do not condemn you. Go and sin no more.” These pronouncements set what the Holy Father called the “disarming force of truth, which breaks down the wall of hypocrisy and opens minds to a greater justice, that of love.”
“Let us learn from the Lord Jesus not to judge and not to condemn others. Let us learn to be uncompromising with sin -- beginning with our own -- and at the same time to be lenient with others.” These were some of the words that Benedict XVI addressed to the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square beneath his window in the Apostolic Palace to pray the Angelus with him on this 5th Sunday of Lent.
The Pope reflected on the Gospel story of Jesus who saves an adulterous woman from a death sentence. Jesus says, “Let him, who is without sin, cast the first stone”, and “I do not condemn you. Go and sin no more.” These pronouncements set what the Holy Father called the “disarming force of truth, which breaks down the wall of hypocrisy and opens minds to a greater justice, that of love.”