In fidelity to the Master
97. Given these uncompromising demands of Jesus, it is my duty to ask Christians to acknowledge and accept them in a spirit of genuine openness, sine glossa. In other words, without any “ifs or buts” that could lessen their force. Our Lord made it very clear that holiness cannot be understood or lived apart from these demands, for mercy is “the beating heart of the Gospel”.[81]
[81] Bull Misericordiae Vultus (11 April 2015), 12: AAS 107 (2015), 407.
[81] Bull Misericordiae Vultus (11 April 2015), 12: AAS 107 (2015), 407.
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