Changes

a '''[[scandal]]''' to his parish. He was living with a woman in sin and nothing could convince the wayward priest to change his ways. He tried to change. He had faith in Jesus Christ, but the sinful habit of sex outside of marriage had a strangle hold on the priest.<br>The parish decided to take action so one night they went to the priest’s house carrying torches and clubs ...they would convince the priest to change his ways one way or another. After pounding on the door, the wayward priest appeared and St. Francis stepped forward to confront him. Both the priest and the mob thought that Francis would verbally chastise him but, to thesurprise of all, the holy St. Francis fell to his knees before the fallen priest. Francis took thepriest’s hands and kissed them...“'''Sinner or no'''.” Francis said, “'''I kiss the hands of this man whomGod has gifted with the power to change bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ...Thehands of the one who has the power to forgive sins in God’s name.'''” The wayward priest fell tohis knees too and began to sob uncontrollably. '''The scandalous priest there, kneeling with the saint, repented of his sins and turned his life back over to Christ.''' <br>The priest who had believed he was defeated by his sexually scandalous life, found victory that night. The parish that had given up on the wayward pastor and wanted vengeance found victory too as they witnessed Christ’s mercy melt the heart of a hardened sinner.