At pallium Mass, Cupich calls for mercy toward nontraditional families

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Ender said:
I agree with you. This generic “mercy” approach also includes a misunderstanding of the nature of mercy itself. Mercy, like confession and reconciliation, presupposes contrition. Just as there can be no absolution without contrition, so too can there be no mercy. Mercy means forgiveness of sins to the contrite; it assuredly does not mean the mere dismissal of the responsibility of sin from those who have no intention of changing and avoiding the same sin in the future.

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That’s right. Mercy also presupposes that someone is suffering or needy or is subject to punishment by someone else. But that is not generally the case with families in which the parents are two men or two women. They are not suffering or needy or being punished by the Church. They are just sometimes excluded because of the parents’ sinful behavior and relationships,which they will not give up.

The word mercy is being used to imply acceptance of what is sinful.
 
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