Francis and Sin | National Catholic Reporter

Francis and Sin | National Catholic Reporter by MSW.  MGB: The whole offense of the world paradigm really needs to go away.  Who is the world offending?  God is above being offended because he is absolute happiness and love.  Do we offend the natural order?  Its a sophistry. It does not exist.  Must be, then, that we offend ourselves.  There are two ways out and we must do them both.  One is to accept the brotherhood of Christ, who suffered pain and anguish on the cross in order to experience what that sinfulness of man feels like.  The other is to forgive others as we are forgiven (without merit).  THAT is what Francis is talking about.  I hope the Liturgy Congregation takes the hint and redoes that prayer.