The following are some highlights from Pope Benedict's annual pre-Christmas address to the Roman Curia and cardinals in Rome. The Holy Father said...
* "Today we must learn once again to be able to recognize guilt, we must shake off the illusion of being innocent"
* "We must learn the ability to do penance, to let ourselves be transformed; to meet the other and let God give us the courage and strength for such renewal"
* People must "be willing to take the first step, be the first to meet the other, offering them reconciliation, taking on the pain that comes with letting go of having to always be right"
Pope Benedict also called for a "rediscovery of the sacrament of Penance", saying that the neglect of this sacrament is "a symptom of the loss of truth in relation to ourselves and with God; a loss that puts our humanity in danger and weakens our capacity for peace."
The Holy Father also reminded that "Faith is not a myth. It is real history and we can touch traces of it with our hands."
Related: The Sacrament of Penance
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