Pope Francis: His church is depository of God's forgiveness?
Did God ever establish a depository for His forgiveness? This question has relation to the statement of Pope Francis that "church is depository of God's forgiveness". Obviously, he was referring to Roman Catholicism when he said "church" to the exclusion of other "isms" such as Judaism, Islamism, etc. . As Pope Francis is invoking "The Name" of God in his statement, let us try discussing it if it is in accordance with the scripture. Firstly, is there any declaration in the scripture that God needs a depository for his forgiveness, which is very personal in nature? To illustrate, if A committed a grievous sin against B, can B delegates to C the act of forgiveness for A's sin. Is it proper? More so, when C is doing things which are antagonistic to B by way of usurping the authority of B?