Angelo Comastri
FORGIVENESS IS GOD’S WEAPON A Weapon That Does Not Kill but Revives People
Un'arma che non uccide ma fa rivivere le persone
1st edition September 2021
Series
DIMENSIONI DELLO SPIRITO
Size 13,5 x 21 cm
Also available in eBook format
Number of pages 160
CDU
22H 514
ISBN/EAN
9788892226029
Every human being carries the need for forgiveness inscribed
in the innermost fibers of their heart. This thirst for forgiveness finds its most satisfying answer in Jesus. In him, Cardinal
Comastri affirms in this volume, God is ready to forgive, God
rejoices in forgiving. Jesus’ teaching is an absolute novelty
and the indispensable badge of recognition of his disciples.
The saints are Christians fully consistent with Jesus’ teaching,
therefore they have translated it into wonderful gestures.
Among the numerous examples of forgiveness reported in
the volume, what happened on May 13, 1981, the day of the
attack on St. John Paul II at the hands of Mehmet Ali Ağca,
deserves attention. In the ambulance that took him to Gemelli, the seriously injured Pope whispered: “I forgive the brother
who shot me.” Words that reveal what Christianity is: a river of
love, goodness and forgiveness that starts from the heart of
Jesus and runs through history and blossoms into wonderful
gestures of love that break and displace human hatred.
Card. Angelo Comastri (Sorano, 1943) has been the vicar general of His Holiness for the Vatican City, archpriest of the papal
basilica of Saint Peter and president of the Fabric of Saint Peter
until 2021. He is the author of numerous successful volumes
on spirituality, liturgy, and meditation. Among his latest publications with Edizioni San Paolo: I Have Met a Saint Woman.
Mother Teresa of Calcutta (20172); The Crucified is Alive
(2017); Jesus’ Lasts Words (2019); God’s Eyes (2020).
SELLING POINTS
• A volume full of testimonies, some of which little known to
most readers.
• Forgiveness is a central issue to Christianity
• Cardinal Angelo Comastri is one of the most famous and
appreciated spirituality authors of our times.
A BOOK TO UNDERSTAND AND EXPERIENCE
FORGIVENESS AS THE HEART
OF THE CHRISTIAN MESSAGE.