"SPEAK THE TRUTH"
A failure to speak the truth
because of a misconceived sense of compassion
should not be taken for love.
We do not have a right to minimize matters of our own accord,
We do not have a right to minimize matters of our own accord,
even with the best of intentions.
Our task is to be God's witnesses,
Our task is to be God's witnesses,
to be spokesmen of a mercy that saves
even when it shows itself as judgment on man's sin.
"Not everyone who says to me, `Lord, Lord', shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven" (Mt 7:21).
Pope John Paul II Holy Thursday Letter 2002
Pope John Paul II Holy Thursday Letter 2002
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