[LurkingSince'98]

It is not ‘feeling’ like an outcast - in comparison to the power of God you are an outcast as we’ll stated in almost any psalm.

To be otherwise is to set yourself up as being a god.

Think humility.

Ad Majoram Dei Gloriam

[BlatherNaut]

Well, since "he says what he means and he means what he says", and this is exactly what he said: ""Jesus tells us: ‘if you do not put yourself on the margins, if you don’t feel what it is to be an outcast, you will not obtain salvation.'", I will take him at his word. Do a web search if you want further details of this homily and context for the statement in question. I won't post it, because the confusing statements it contains are not limited to this one.

It is not ‘feeling’ like an outcast - in comparison to the power of God you are an outcast as we’ll stated in almost any psalm.

Well, take it up with the Pope. He is the one being quoted here. Your interpretation of what he meant may or may not be accurate, but it is clear that people reading what he has to say are coming away with differing interpretations.

"As I live, says the Lord, I do not desire the death of the sinner, but rather that he be converted and live" is recited during Prime throughout Lent along with the Psalms. We are sinners, not outcasts.