Pope: Don’t Worry About Other’s Faults, Own Up To Your Own Sins
Fear and the shame of admitting one’s own sins leads to pointing fingers and accusing others rather than recognising one’s own faults, Pope Francis said.
Fear and the shame of admitting one’s own sins leads to pointing fingers and accusing others rather than recognising one’s own faults, Pope Francis said.
My mother passed away this summer rather suddenly, but her many lessons remain with our family. While I learned countless things from my mom, one of the most important things she taught me was the significance of an apology.
And just as I am tempted to bite into a burger combo, I am in the same way tempted to sink my teeth into the daily dish of parish affairs. That’s right, people, ain’t no gossip like church gossip.
Young people especially must be protected from pornography, “the new drug”, a Christian conference has found. The conference, titled “Stop the New Drug”, was hosted by the Biblical Christian Network of South Africa. It focused on the dangers of pornography, and the detrimental effect it has on society.
Is it against Christian charity to mention sin? Jesus didn’t shy away from talking about sin ever – however, unlike him we are sinful, fallen people. Are we to act charitably towards each other by not mentioning sin and judging others for sin?
When we say we are tempted by the devil, we never meet or see him and he does not talk to us. How can he be said to tempt us to do evil?
Sin is a rebellious act against God that requires more than just a trip to the dry cleaners to wipe clean
Excommunication does not mean, as seems to be commonly supposed, that offenders are kicked out of the Church. Rather, excommunication means that the offenders are deprived by Church law of certain rights.
In South Africa, racism is much like a rotten tooth: it needs treatment but many people are afraid of the dentist and leave the tooth to rot further.