Every time we renew our profession of faith by reciting the “Creed”, we affirm that the Church is “one” and “holy”. She is one, because her origin is in the Triune God, the mystery of unity and full communion. The Church, then, is holy, as she is founded by Jesus Christ, enlivened by the Holy Spirit, showered with his love and his salvation. At the same time, however, she is holy and made up of sinners, all of us, sinners, who experience our fragility and our misery every day. Thus, this faith which we profess urges us toward conversion, to have the courage to live unity and holiness daily, and if we are not united, if we are not holy, it is because we are not faithful to Jesus. But He, Jesus, does not leave us on our own, He does not abandon his Church! He walks with us, He understands us. He understands our weaknesses, our sins, He forgives us always, if we let him forgive us. He is always with us, helping us to become less sinful, more holy, more united.
- Pope Francis, General Audience, August 27, 2014
We have seen the Lord! What a joy it would be if we could say to others that we have seen the Lord. We have. Sometimes we are slow to understand, just as the disciples were slow to understand. One of the challenges that we face in seeing the Lord in one another is that we see their sin. We are all sinners. But we are more than sinners. We are people of faith. When we see someone that e do not particularly like, what do we see? Do we see the imperfect side? Or do we see the good? What do you think God sees? God knows our sins, but he also knows our gifted side? He loves both and calls both to greater holiness. We all share that same journey, from sinner to saint. Throughout that journey, we are loved.
- Pope Francis, General Audience, August 27, 2014
We have seen the Lord! What a joy it would be if we could say to others that we have seen the Lord. We have. Sometimes we are slow to understand, just as the disciples were slow to understand. One of the challenges that we face in seeing the Lord in one another is that we see their sin. We are all sinners. But we are more than sinners. We are people of faith. When we see someone that e do not particularly like, what do we see? Do we see the imperfect side? Or do we see the good? What do you think God sees? God knows our sins, but he also knows our gifted side? He loves both and calls both to greater holiness. We all share that same journey, from sinner to saint. Throughout that journey, we are loved.