During morning Mass at Casa Santa Marta yesterday, Pope Francis warned Christians against having double lives -- displaying an outer facade of light, but having darkness in their hearts -- the Independent Catholic News website reports today (April 30, 2016).
Reflecting on St. John's First Letter, Pope Francis spoke of the eternal struggle against sin, saying we must be pure like the Father but even if we sin we can count on His pardon and His tenderness.
He stressed the Apostle's warning to believers to tell the truth and not have double lives, saying one thing but doing another.
"If you say you are in communion with the Lord, then walk in the light. But no to double lives! Not that! That lie that we are so used to seeing and where we too sometimes fall, don't we? To say one thing and do another, right? It's the never ending temptation. And we know where that lie comes from: in the Bible, Jesus calls the devil 'the father of lies,' the liar..."
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment