Confessors taught to have mercy on divorcees, gays at Uni

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 4 - Future confessors will be taught to have mercy on everybody at the first Pastoral course on forgiveness scheduled to take place from February to April at the Centre for Priestly Formation of the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome.
    The university said lessons will focus on how to be welcoming and, among others, on the confession of people including "divorcees, future priests, people with homosexual tendencies, those with ethical problems at work and people with little training", among others.
    The course will involve training and case studies in which priests will need to practice forgiveness, organizers said.
    The university of the conservative Catholic organization Opus Dei, which is also very active on the themes of communication and artificial intelligence, was inspired by the Jubilee Holy Year of Mercy promoted by Pope Francis in 2015-2016 in organizing the special course.
    It is coordinated by the university's Centre for Priestly Formation. (ANSA).