In Brief
God waits for everyone, even the worst sinner who repents only with his dying breath, Pope Francis said.
“Before God, we present ourselves with empty hands,” he said, meaning that all the good works people have or haven’t done throughout their lives aren’t measured to determine entry into heaven.
“A word of humble repentance was enough to touch Jesus’ heart” and to make him promise eternal life in heaven even to a poor criminal, he said during his weekly General Audience in St. Peter’s Square.