Cardinal Stafford Says Task of Church is to Teach Mercy

(14 January 2009-RV) Here in Rome, the annual conference of the Apostolic Penitentiary on the internal forum closed today. The title of the conference is “The Apostolic Penitentiary and the Sacrament of Penance: historical-juridical-theological perspectives and pastoral prospectives.”
The Major Penitentiary of the Catholic Church, Cardinal James Francis Stafford says one of the main tasks of the Church is to help people believe in God’s mercy…