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I am a sinner, but I trust in the infinite mercy and patience of our Lord Jesus Christ. Pope Francis (upon being elected Pope)
We are finite and flawed beings, all of us, and while this may seem like something negative it is the basis, or should be the basis, for our compassion for our fellow creatures, all of whom, like us, need help. Will we sin today? Of course! Will we neglect to do certain things which we should do? Of course! While we may do what we should most of the time and not fall too far from holiness, it is virtually impossible that any of us will be perfect today.
Perfection is something that we know only negatively, that is, we have the idea of perfection only because so much of what we do and see is so utterly imperfect and stands out for its clear lack.
Nothing done or made by the hands of man is ever perfectly straight, and the closer we look at everything the better we see how imperfect it all is. The true paragons of virtue are always those who are most cognizant of their failings.
–Christopher Simon
