"I believe in God - not in a Catholic God; there is no Catholic God. There is God, and I believe in Jesus Christ, his incarnation. Jesus is my teacher ...

God forgives not with a decree but with a caress. Jesus too goes beyond the law and forgives by caressing the wounds of our sins.
~ Pope Francis ~












God forgives not with a decree but with a caress. Jesus too goes beyond the law and forgives by care...
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