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Family and place of forgiveness - Pope Francis

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Regardless of religion, see how Pope Francis has beautifully written about the family.   FAMILY, PLACE OF FORGIVENESS  There is no perfect family.  We do not have perfect parents, we are not perfect, we do not marry a perfect person or we do not have perfect children.  We have complaints from each other. We are constantly disappointed. There is no healthy marriage or healthy family without the exercise of forgiveness.  Forgiveness is vital to our emotional health and spiritual survival. Without forgiveness, the family becomes an arena of conflict and a fortress of evil. Without forgiveness, the family becomes sick. Forgiveness is the asepsis of the soul, the purification of the spirit and the liberation of the heart. He who does not forgive does not have peace in his soul or communion with God. Evil is a poison that intoxicates and kills. Keeping heartache in your heart is a self-destructive gesture. It's autophagy.  Those who do not fo...