There is a connection between the forgiveness of sins and progress towards the fullness of life, Archbishop Timotei saidtranslated

"There is a connection between the forgiveness of sins and the progress towards the fullness of life", emphasized His Holiness Father Timotei, the Archbishop of Arad, on Sunday at the Archbishop's Cathedral in Arad.

His Eminence explained that the healing of the emaciated man in Capernaum shows the connection between the soul and the body of man: "Each sin or disease has its causes, which are weaknesses of the body and soul that we do not always realize. The sick person needed the forgiveness of sins, a life that was not touched by disease, for healing."

The Archbishop of Arad emphasized that man was created for communion with God, and the fall into sin brought disease and death into the world.

"In the Church we have the ages of ages, immeasurable time, eternity, immortality, to intercede for our fellows. Let us feel the power of God, which is perfection. Let us count all our works with this perfection, according to the final will of God, in our everyday living, of mind, will and feelings."

"Man was created by God with body and soul, not with any breath, but with the breath of God. He made him...