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Holy Year is a reminder to put mercy before judgment, pope says
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 8:50
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Junno Arocho Esteves | Catholic News Service
VATICAN CITY — On a cloudy, damp morning, Pope Francis' voice echoed in the atrium of St. Peter's Basilica: “Open the gates of justice.” With five strong thrusts, the pope pushed open the Holy Door, a symbol of God's justice, which he said will always be exercised “in the light of His mercy.”
The rite of the opening of the Holy Door was preceded by a Mass with 70,000 pilgrims packed in St. Peter's Square Dec. 8, the feast of the Immaculate Conception and the beginning of the extraordinary Holy Year of Mercy.
Source: http://stlouisreview.com/article/2015-12-08/holy-year-reminder
