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Seeking forgiveness key in many faiths
The Rev. Kevin Laughery was studying for the priesthood in 1981 at the Gregorian Pontifical University in Rome when a man tried to assassinate Pope John Paul II. The pastor of Holy Cross parish in Auburn, Ill., recalls in the days after the pope praying “for the brother who shot me, whom I have sincerely forgiven.” Laughery says, “The use of ‘brother,’” to describe gunman Mehmet Ali Agca, “contains an insight into the process of forgiveness. The Catholic understanding of reconciliation acknowledges relationships with God and with people. “It’s a messy process and ultimately rewarding.”
Jun 16, 2009 Forgiveness, Victim
