His Holiness Pope Francis while addressing the faithful gathering at Casa Santa Marta during the Holy Mass invited everyone “to learn the wisdom of generosity, the main way to overcome gossiping”. Beginning with the Gospel from St Luke, the Pontiff spoke especially about the mercy of God, capable of forgiving even the “worst” actions.
As reported by Vatican news, His Holiness Pope Francis said that “Jesus gives three practical suggestions to help us get in the habit of being merciful. First: to not “judge”. We should refrain from judging, especially in this time of Lent: Also, it is a habit that gets mixed up in our life even without us realizing it. Always! Even by beginning a conversation: “Did you see what he did?” Judgement of others. Let us think about how many times each day we judge. All of us. But always through beginning a conversation, a comment about someone else: “But look, that person had plastic surgery! They’re uglier than before”.”
The Pontiff concluded his homily by reminding the faithful to stay away from gossiping and highlighted that “When we gossip about others, we are continually judging, continually condemning and hardly forgiving.”
