Good Confession
It was with great joy that I received the news that the Irish
Bishops had asked all the faithful to go to Confession as part of a great spiritual preparation for my visit to Ireland. You could not have given me
a greater gift. And if today there is someone who is still hesitating, for one reason or another, please remember this: the person who knows how to
acknowledge the truth of guilt, and asks Christ for forgiveness, enhances his own human dignity and manifests spiritual greatness.
Because of Christ's love and mercy, there is no sin that is too great to be forgiven; there is no sinner who will be rejected. Every person who repents will be received by Jesus Christ with forgiveness and immense love.
Pope John Paul II, Ireland, September 29, 1979