“Forgiveness perfects Justice”

Forgiveness is the perfecting of the frail and imperfect human justice, making it possible to heal wounds that have permanently marked people in their very depths, sometimes from trauma during childhood in dysfunctional homes and an un-caring environment.

“To defend the sacred value of the human person and encourage respect for others and for religious freedom, it is necessary, therefore, that the spirit of reconciliation and justice be inculcated in the young generations, especially in the family and in education. Societies will therefore be able to progress in solidarity and brotherhood so that violence may no longer be advocated as a solution to the problems that confront them and so that religion may never be used to justify such a decision nor to create inequalities between people.”

Benedict XV1, Address, December 1st, 2005.