Pope Benedict XVI says sacrament of confession important
Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday met with bishops from East Region I of Brazil who are
in Rome on their ad limina visits.
Meeting at the Papal Residence in Castel
Gandolfo, the Holy Father spoke to the Brazilian bishops about the importance of confession
in the life of a Christian.
Pope Benedict reminded the bishops that Jesus
came to save not those who have liberated themselves by thinking they do not need
Him, but the sinners who acknowledge their reliance on Him.
The Holy Father
says we need the Divine Sculptor who removes the build-up of dust and debris which
obscures the Image of God placed in us.
The Pope said as we remove the waste
which makes us unrecognizable as an image of God, we become more and more like Christ
– who is the true Image of God.