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Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter\u2019s Square after the Wednesday general audience, June 1, 2016. DANIEL IBA\u00d1EZ\/CNA<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

VATICAN\u2014 On Sunday Pope Francis said good and evil are often entwined, and that as sinners, we can\u2019t label any one group or institution as bad, since we all face temptation and have the ability to choose which path to follow.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Lord, who is wisdom incarnate, today helps us to understand that good and evil cannot identify with definite territories or determined groups of people,\u201d the Pope said July 23.<\/p>\n

Jesus tells us that \u201cthe line between good and evil passes through the heart of every person. We are all sinners,\u201d he said, and asked for anyone who is not a sinner to raise their hand \u2013 which no one did.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are all sinners!\u201d he said, explaining that with his death and resurrection, Jesus Christ \u201chas freed us from the slavery of sin and gives us the grace of walking in a new life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pope Francis spoke to the crowd of pilgrims present in St. Peter\u2019s Square for his Sunday Angelus address, which this week focused on the day\u2019s Gospel passage from Matthew, in which an enemy secretly plants weeds alongside the wheat in a master\u2019s field.<\/p>\n

The image, he said, shows us the good seed that is planted in the world by God, but also the bad seed planted by the devil in order to corrupt the good.<\/p>\n

It not only speaks of the problem of evil, but also it also refers to God\u2019s patience in the master, who allows the weeds to grow alongside the wheat, so that the harvest is not lost.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith this image, Jesus tells us that in this world good and evil are totally entwined, that it\u2019s impossible to separate them and weed out all the evil,\u201d Pope Francis said, adding that \u201conly God can do this, and he will do it in the final judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Instead, the parable represents \u201cthe field of the freedom of Christians,\u201d who must make the difficult discernment between good and evil, choosing which one to follow.<\/p>\n

This, the Pope said, involves trusting God and joining two seemingly contradictory attitudes: \u201cdecision and patience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Francis explained that \u201cdecision\u201d in this case means \u201cwanting to be good grain, with all of it\u2019s strengths, and so to distance yourself from evil and it\u2019s seductions.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the other hand, patience means \u201cpreferring a Church that is the leaven of the dough, which is not afraid to dirty her hands washing the feet of her children, rather than a Church of the \u2018pure,\u2019 which pretends to judge before it\u2019s time who is in the Kingdom of God and who is not,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Both of these attitudes are necessary, he said, stressing that no one is perfect, but we are all sinners who have been redeemed by Jesus and his sacrifice on the cross.<\/p>\n

Thanks to our baptism, Jesus has also given us the Sacrament of Confession, \u201c because we always need to be forgiven for our sins,\u201d Francis said, adding that \u201cto always look at the evil that is outside of us means not wanting to recognize the sin that is also within us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jesus also teaches us a different way of looking at the world and observing reality, he said. In reflecting on the parable, we are invited to learn God\u2019s timing and to see with his eyes, rather than focusing on our own, narrow vision.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks to the beneficial influence of an anxious waiting, what were weeds or seemed like weeds, can become a product of good,\u201d he said, adding that this is \u201cthe prospect of hope!\u201d<\/p>\n

Pope Francis closed his address praying that Mary would intercede in helping us to observe in the world around us \u201cnot only dirtiness and evil, but also the good and beautiful; to expose the work of Satan, but above all to trust in the action of God who renders history fruitful.\u201d<\/p>\n

After leading pilgrims in the traditional Marian prayer, he voiced his sadness over \u201cserious tensions and violence\u201d in Jerusalem over the weekend, which have left seven people dead.<\/p>\n

The deaths were the result of protests that were prompted by the placement of metal detectors at the entrance to the compound housing al-Aqsa mosque in the city, and have prompted world leaders to call for restraint on either side before the situation boils over.<\/p>\n

Pope Francis invited pilgrims to join him in praying for a deescalation of the violence, and that \u201cthe Lord inspires in all proposals of reconciliation and peace.\u201d<\/p>\n

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