Hearts hardened by ideology, selfishness and arrogance leave no room for God, Pope Francis said.
"The Lord only goes in hearts that are like his heart," that is, "hearts that are compassionate, open," the Pope said in his homily on February 18 during morning Mass at the Domus Sanctae Marthae.
The Pope reflected on the day's Gospel reading from St Mark in which Jesus warned the disciples against sharing the rebellious and corrosive attitudes the Pharisees and King Herod had toward Jesus.
Pope Francis said that during Jesus' time, there were people like the Pharisees who had a "hardened heart in order to promote a plan that was not God's. There was no room for God's plan, there was no room for compassion."
