While sin may distort and disfigure the image of Christ that every person bears, it does not completely erase it, nor does it remove people from God's abundant mercy, Pope Francis said.
Distinctly Catholic: When Francis expresses his concern about Catholic groups that chart their own path, his words are a challenge to those on both the left and the right who discount thinking with the church.
Commentary: An authoritative teaching document could call the entire church to Gospel nonviolence. Imagine if all 1.2 billion Catholics in the world were to practice creative, nonviolent peacemaking. A tsunami.
