Pope Francis Quotes About Confession
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Confession is the sacrament of the tenderness of God, his way of embracing us.
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Everyone say to himself: 'When was the last time I went to confession?' And if it has been a long time, don't lose another day! Go, the priest will be good. And Jesus, (will be) there, and Jesus is better than the priests - Jesus receives you. He will receive you with so much love! Be courageous, and go to confession.
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Do not be afraid of confession!
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Do not be afraid of Confession! One who is in line to confess himself feels all these things - even shame - but then, when he finishes confessing, he leaves free, great, beautiful, forgiven, [...] happy. And this is the beauty of Confession... Jesus is there...and He receives you with so much love.
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Holy Week is a good occasion to go to confession and to take up the right path again.
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Legal systems, at both the national and international level, are therefore required to recognize, guarantee and protect religious freedom, which is a right intrinsically inherent in human nature, in man's dignity as a free being, and is also an indicator of a healthy democracy and cone of the main sources of the legitimacy of the State. Religious freedom ... favors the development of relationships of mutual respect between the different Confessions and their healthy collaboration with the State and political society, without confusion of roles and without antagonism.
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Don't be afraid to go to the Sacrament of Confession, where you will meet Jesus who forgives you.
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I make a forceful and urgent call to the entire Catholic Church, and also to every Christian of other confessions, as well as to followers of every religion and to those brothers and sisters who do not believe: peace is a good which overcomes every barrier, because it belongs to all of humanity!
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In Confession, Jesus welcomes us with all our sinfulness, to give us a new heart, capable of loving as he loves.
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There are people who are afraid to go to confession, forgetting that they will not encounter a severe judge there, but the immensely merciful Father.
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The Sacraments are Jesus Christ’s presence in us. So it is important for us to go to Confession and receive Holy Communion.
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