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Pope Francis: Judas was a sinner, but no worse than anyone else

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VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Francis says Judas Iscariot was not the only sinner among the 12 apostles but he was the one who “closed himself to love.”

In a homily during his morning Mass at the Vatican on Tuesday (October 28), the pope spoke of the universality of sin while encouraging the faithful to fully immerse themselves in the Catholic Church and not simply stand on the threshold of their faith.