This has been a big week for Pope Francis, as he celebrated his
second anniversary as Pope, granted a lengthy interview in which he said
time is ticking away on his pontificate, and called for an
extraordinary Jubilee year of mercy for 2016. In the midst of this
flurry of activity, Francis also found time to address a group of priests about how to be good confessors, before going to confession himself.
It’s not often that ordinary folk are privy to what goes on at the
other side of the confessional screen. On Thursday, Pope Francis offered
some advice that shed light on what priests face when hearing other
people’s sins.