Yes, every time one of us goes to confession, two worlds meet in the encounter of penitent and confessor: the disordered thirst that is sin and the savior who alone can satiate our souls.

Andrea Tornielli is a veteran Vatican reporter and the editorial director of the Vatican Dicastery for Communication.

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